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Adolescents accessing indecent images of children. / Gillespie, Alisdair.
In: Journal of Sexual Aggression, Vol. 14, No. 2, 2008, p. 111-122.

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Gillespie, A 2008, 'Adolescents accessing indecent images of children', Journal of Sexual Aggression, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 111-122. https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600802248122

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Gillespie A. Adolescents accessing indecent images of children. Journal of Sexual Aggression. 2008;14(2):111-122. doi: 10.1080/13552600802248122

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Gillespie, Alisdair. / Adolescents accessing indecent images of children. In: Journal of Sexual Aggression. 2008 ; Vol. 14, No. 2. pp. 111-122.

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