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Child Pornography Use and Internet Solicitation in the Diagnosis of Pedophilia

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Acknowledgments

I would like to thank Ray Blanchard, James Cantor, Meredith Chivers, Angela Eke, and Grant Harris for their helpful comments on an earlier version of this commentary.

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Seto, M.C. Child Pornography Use and Internet Solicitation in the Diagnosis of Pedophilia. Arch Sex Behav 39, 591–593 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-010-9603-6

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