Headache management through hypnosis: A case report (original) (raw)
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Correspondence Address Brenda J. King, PhD, University of Washington, Box 356560, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. Tel: (203)-368-7078 E-mail: bjking@utk.edu or bjking@u.washington.edu ... Received 1 June 1999; revised 20 ...
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