Psychopathy among pedophilic and nonpedophilic child molesters

Donald S Strassberg1, Angela Eastvold, J Wilson Kenney

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Utah, 380 S. 1530 E., Room 502, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.

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