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Legal definitions of child pornography. / Gillespie, Alisdair.
In: Journal of Sexual Aggression, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2010, p. 19-32.

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Gillespie, A 2010, 'Legal definitions of child pornography', Journal of Sexual Aggression, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 19-32. https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600903262097

APA

Gillespie, A. (2010). Legal definitions of child pornography. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 16(1), 19-32. https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600903262097

Vancouver

Gillespie A. Legal definitions of child pornography. Journal of Sexual Aggression. 2010;16(1):19-32. doi: 10.1080/13552600903262097

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Gillespie, Alisdair. / Legal definitions of child pornography. In: Journal of Sexual Aggression. 2010 ; Vol. 16, No. 1. pp. 19-32.

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