Sexuality and disability in the lives of women with intellectual disabilities

Sexuality and Disability

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 129-141

  Bernert, Donna J ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnography; Intellectual disability; Self determinism; Sexuality; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERVIEW; MARRIAGE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUALITY;

EID: 79960227053     PISSN: 01461044     EISSN: 15736717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11195-010-9190-4     Document Type: Article

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