Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 41, Issue 2 , Pages 196-203 , August 2007

Online Requests for Sexual Pictures from Youth: Risk Factors and Incident Characteristics

  • Kimberly J. Mitchell, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Kimberly J. Mitchell, Ph.D., Crimes against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire, 10 West Edge Drive, Suite 106, Durham, NH 03824-3586.
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  • David Finkelhor, Ph.D.
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  • Janis Wolak, J.D.

Received 8 November 2006 ,Accepted 26 March 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.03.013

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 41, Issue 2 , Pages 196-203 , August 2007