Pedophilia

Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 288, Issue 19, 2002, Pages 2458-2465

  Fagan, Peter J ^a   Wise, Thomas N ^a   Schmidt, Chester W ^a   Berlin, Fred S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PEDOPHILIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIDIVISM; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0037145821     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.288.19.2458     Document Type: Article

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