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The Unconsummated Marriage: Its Frequency and Clinical Characteristics in a Sexual Dysfunction Clinic

Özay Özdemir Acibadem Health Institutions, Acibadem Hospital Kadiköy, Department of Psychiatry, Center of Sexual Dysfunction, Istanbul, Turkey
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Ferruh Şimşek Marmara University, Department of Urology, Istanbul, Turkey
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Selma Özkardeş Acibadem Health Institutions, Acibadem Hospital Kadiköy, Center of Sexual Dysfunction, Istanbul, Turkey
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Cem İncesu Acibadem Health Institutions, Acibadem Hospital Kadiköy, Department of Psychiatry, Center of Sexual Dysfunction, Istanbul, Turkey
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Birgül Karakoç Acibadem Health Institutions, Acibadem Hospital Kadiköy, Department of Gynecology, Center of Sexual Dysfunction, Istanbul, Turkey
Pages 268-279 | Published online: 04 Aug 2009

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