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Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology Volume 14, 1993 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Changes in sexual behavior following radiation therapy for cervical cancer

S. Krumm Johns Hopkins Hospital, Director of Nursing, Cancer Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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J. Lamberti Psychiatry Department, University of Missouri-Columbia, Missouri, USA
Pages 51-63 | Accepted 23 Apr 1992, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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