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Original Article

Treatment of intra-oral injection phobia: a randomized delayed intervention controlled trial among Norwegian 10- to 16-year-olds

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Pages 294-301 | Received 03 Nov 2016, Accepted 16 Feb 2017, Published online: 07 Mar 2017

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