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Sexual and Relationship Therapy Volume 20, 2005 - Issue 2
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Breast reconstruction following cancer: Its impact on patients' and partners' sexual functioning

Catherine Marshall BAHons, DClinPsy, Dr, Clinical Psychologist Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Mental Health Services for Older People, Highbury Hospital, Highbury Road, Bulwell, Nottingham, NG6 9DR, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gundi Kiemle Department of Clinical Psychology, Royal Bolton Hospital, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0JR, UK
Pages 155-179 | Received 07 Aug 2004, Accepted 02 Jun 2005, Published online: 24 Jan 2007

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