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Organic alexithymia: a study of acquired emotional blindness

Rodrigo Becerra State Head Injury Unit, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
,
Andrew Amos State Head Injury Unit, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
&
Steven Jongenelis State Head Injury Unit, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Pages 633-645 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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