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As the number of injectable medications increases, injection phobia and self-injection anxiety are emerging as barriers to receiving proper medical care

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As the number of injectable medications increases, injection phobia and self-injection anxiety are emerging as barriers to receiving proper medical care. Drugs Ther. Perspect 20, 23–26 (2004). https://doi.org/10.2165/00042310-200420070-00008

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