Archives of Sexual Behavior

, Volume 44, Issue 1, pp 255–258 | Cite as

The Lability of Pedophilic Interests as Measured by Phallometry

Commentary
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Keywords

Sexual Interest Sexual Stimulus Child Molester Pedophilia Sexual Thought 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.School of PsychologyUniversity of OttawaOttawaCanada

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