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Sexuality and Mental Handicap: A Review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Ann Craft  and
Michael J. Craft
Ann Craft
Affiliation:
Bryn y Neuadd Hospital, Llanfairfechan, Gwynedd LL33 0HH
Michael J. Craft
Affiliation:
Clwyd, Gwynedd and Powys Health Authorities
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 139 , Issue 6 , December 1981 , pp. 494 - 505
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1981 

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