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Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology Volume 11, 1990 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Sexuality during pregnancy and early puerperium and its perception by the pregnant and puerperal woman

E. P. Frohlich Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, J. G. Strijdom Hospital, Auckland Park 2006 and Institute for Biostatistics, SAMRC, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
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C. Herz Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, J. G. Strijdom Hospital, Auckland Park 2006 and Institute for Biostatistics, SAMRC, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
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F. J. van der Merwe Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, J. G. Strijdom Hospital, Auckland Park 2006 and Institute for Biostatistics, SAMRC, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
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D. M. Van Tonder Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, J. G. Strijdom Hospital, Auckland Park 2006 and Institute for Biostatistics, SAMRC, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
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J. P. M. Booysen Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, J. G. Strijdom Hospital, Auckland Park 2006 and Institute for Biostatistics, SAMRC, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
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P. J. Becker Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, J. G. Strijdom Hospital, Auckland Park 2006 and Institute for Biostatistics, SAMRC, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Pages 73-80 | Received 15 Dec 1988, Accepted 09 Jun 1989, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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