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What difficulties are experienced by caregivers in relation to the sexuality of people with intellectual disabilities?: a qualitative meta-synthesis

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What difficulties are experienced by caregivers in relation to the sexuality of people with intellectual disabilities? a qualitative meta-synthesis. / Rushbrooke, Elizabeth; Murray, Craig; Townsend, Samantha .
In: Research in Developmental Disabilities, Vol. 35, No. 4, 04.2014, p. 871-886.

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Rushbrooke, E, Murray, C & Townsend, S 2014, 'What difficulties are experienced by caregivers in relation to the sexuality of people with intellectual disabilities? a qualitative meta-synthesis', Research in Developmental Disabilities, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 871-886. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2014.01.012

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Rushbrooke, E., Murray, C., & Townsend, S. (2014). What difficulties are experienced by caregivers in relation to the sexuality of people with intellectual disabilities? a qualitative meta-synthesis. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 35(4), 871-886. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2014.01.012

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Rushbrooke E, Murray C, Townsend S. What difficulties are experienced by caregivers in relation to the sexuality of people with intellectual disabilities? a qualitative meta-synthesis. Research in Developmental Disabilities. 2014 Apr;35(4):871-886. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2014.01.012

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Rushbrooke, Elizabeth ; Murray, Craig ; Townsend, Samantha . / What difficulties are experienced by caregivers in relation to the sexuality of people with intellectual disabilities? a qualitative meta-synthesis. In: Research in Developmental Disabilities. 2014 ; Vol. 35, No. 4. pp. 871-886.

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