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Letter to the editor

Response to letter to the editor on ‘Cognitive behavior therapy for health anxiety: systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical efficacy and health economic outcomes’

Erland Axelssona Division of Psychology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Erik Hedman-Lagerlöfa Division of Psychology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden;b Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenView further author information
Pages 685-687 | Published online: 10 Oct 2020

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