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Cognitive behavioral therapy techniques in the treatment of tokophobia – a literature review

Elżbieta Konieczna
1
,
Marta Hofmann
1
,
Katarzyna Domaszewska
1, 2

  1. Faculty of Health Sciences, The President Stanislaw Wojciechowski State University of Applied Sciences in Kalisz, Kalisz, Poland
  2. Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Poznan University of Physical Education, Poznan, Poland
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2024; 26(2): 261–266
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2024.139039
Online publish date: 2024/06/17
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