The relation between peak response magnitudes and agreement in diagnoses obtained from two different phallometric tests for Pedophilia

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42-57

  Lykins, Amy D ^a   Cantor, James M ^a   Kuban, Michael E ^a   Blak, Thomas ^a   Dickey, Robert ^a   Klassen, Philip E ^a   Blanchard, Ray ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Hebephilia; Pedophilia; Penile plethysmography; Phallometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 76249099042     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1079063209352094     Document Type: Article

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