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Original Article

Pelvic floor muscle functioning in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome

ED Reissing School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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C Brown Private Practice, Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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MJ Lord Private Practice, Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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YM Binik Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Sex and Couple Therapy Service, McGill University Health Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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S Khalifé Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Pages 107-113 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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