Misconception: The Experience of Pregnancy for Women with Intellectual Disabilities

Rachel Mayes; Gwynnyth Llewellyn; David McConnell

doi:10.1080/15017410600774178

Misconception: The Experience of Pregnancy for Women with Intellectual Disabilities

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

Volume 8 (2006): Issue 2-3

By: Rachel Mayes, Gwynnyth Llewellyn and David McConnell

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