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Research Article

Dissociation Among Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain: Relation to Surgical Treatment, Pelvic Pain Severity, and Health-Related Quality of Life

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Pages 296-311 | Received 28 Mar 2022, Accepted 06 Oct 2022, Published online: 06 Feb 2023

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