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Adult Sexual Attraction to Early-Stage Adolescents: Phallometry Doesn’t Equal Pathology

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Zander, T.K. Adult Sexual Attraction to Early-Stage Adolescents: Phallometry Doesn’t Equal Pathology. Arch Sex Behav 38, 329–330 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-008-9428-8

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