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A need for orientation: The WMA statement on natural variations of human sexuality

Lieselotte MahlerCharité University Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Berlin; Germany; Correspondence[email protected]
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Goetz MundleZentrum für Seelische Gesundheit, Oberberg City, Berlin, Germany
Pages 460-462 | Received 30 May 2015, Accepted 19 Aug 2015, Published online: 09 Nov 2015

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