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Research Article

The nature and correlates of avoidance in obsessive–compulsive disorder

(Associate Professor) , (Clinical Psychologist) , (Clinical Lecturer) , (Research Assistant) , (Clinical Psychologist) , (Clinical Psychologist) & (Clinical Psychologist) show all
Pages 871-879 | Published online: 29 Aug 2011

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