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  1. Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Paris, France

    Philippe Charlier

  2. Laboratoire DANTE EA4498, UVSQ, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France

    Philippe Charlier & Saudamini Deo

  3. Department of Medicine, “San Giovanni di Dio” Hospital, via Fatebenefratelli, 34, 34170, Gorzia, Italy

    Antonio Perciaccante

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Charlier, P., Deo, S. & Perciaccante, A. A Brief History of the Clitoris. Arch Sex Behav 49, 47–48 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01638-6

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