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The Experience of Psychological Care for Women with Endometriosis

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The Experience of Psychological Care for Women with Endometriosis. / Harpur, Samantha.
Lancaster University, 2022. 189 p.

Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis

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Harpur, S 2022, 'The Experience of Psychological Care for Women with Endometriosis', PhD, Lancaster University. https://doi.org/10.17635/lancaster/thesis/1588

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Harpur, S. (2022). The Experience of Psychological Care for Women with Endometriosis. [Doctoral Thesis, Lancaster University]. Lancaster University. https://doi.org/10.17635/lancaster/thesis/1588

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Harpur S. The Experience of Psychological Care for Women with Endometriosis. Lancaster University, 2022. 189 p. doi: 10.17635/lancaster/thesis/1588

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Harpur, Samantha. / The Experience of Psychological Care for Women with Endometriosis. Lancaster University, 2022. 189 p.

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