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Borg, C., de Jong, P.J. & Elgersma, H. Sexual Aversion and the DSM-5: An Excluded Disorder with Unabated Relevance as a Trans-diagnostic Symptom. Arch Sex Behav 43, 1219–1223 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-014-0341-z
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