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Karavaeva T.A.

V.M. Bekhterev National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Neurology of the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, Russia

Korol'kova T.N.

Sankt-Peterburg Academy of Advanced Medical Training

Psychological mechanisms and psychosomatic relationships in various dermatoses (in Russian only)

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Karavaeva T.A., Korol'kova T.N.

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Karavaeva TA, Korol'kova TN. Psychological mechanisms and psychosomatic relationships in various dermatoses (in Russian only). Russian Journal of Clinical Dermatology and Venereology. 2018;17(5):7‑17. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/klinderma2018170517

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