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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Correlation Analyses Between Childhood Behavioral Disturbance and Maternal Alexithymia: An Observational Study

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Pages 1665-1674 | Received 16 May 2023, Accepted 24 Jul 2023, Published online: 28 Jul 2023

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