Is Sex a Good Thing for Men with Learning Disabilities?

Tizard Learning Disability Review

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 4-12

  Thompson, David ^a  

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EID: 84993012789     PISSN: 13595474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13595474200100002     Document Type: Review

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