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Addressing Anxiety In Vivo in Physiotherapy Treatment of Women with Severe Vaginismus: A Clinical Approach

Talli Rosenbaum Inner Stability, Ltd., Bet Shemesh, Israel
Pages 89-93 | Published online: 10 Mar 2011

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