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American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis Volume 20, 1978 - Issue 3
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Hypnosis, Suggestions, and Warts: An Experimental Investigation Implicating the Importance of “Believed-in Efficacy”

Dr. Richard F. Q. Johnson Ph.D. U.S. Army Natick Research and Development Command, Natick, Massachusetts, USA; Medfield Foundation Inc., Medfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Dr. Theodore X. Barber Ph.D. Medfield Foundation Inc., Medfield, Massachusetts, USA
Pages 165-174 | Published online: 20 Sep 2011

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