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Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder: A Diagnosis Out of Thin Air

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  1. Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences and Anesthesiology, Wayne State University, Tolan Park Building, 3rd Floor, 3901 Chrysler Service Dr., Detroit, MI, 48201, USA

    Richard Balon

  2. Departments of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Anita H. Clayton

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Balon, R., Clayton, A.H. Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder: A Diagnosis Out of Thin Air. Arch Sex Behav 43, 1227–1229 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-013-0247-1

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