Proposing a new sexual health model of practice for disability teams: The Recognition Model

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 290-298

  Couldrick, Lorna ^a   Sadlo, Gaynor ^a   Cross, Vinette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability; Models of practice; Rehabilitation; Sexual health; Sexuality; Team working

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958776903     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2010.17.6.48152     Document Type: Article

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