Women, Female Sex and Love Addicts, and Use of the Internet

Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 53-76

  Corley, M Deborah ^a   Hook, Joshua N ^b  

^a Sante Center for Healing   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 84859628104     PISSN: 10720162     EISSN: 15325318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10720162.2012.660430     Document Type: Review

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