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The “chemistry” of personal attraction

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  1. American Institute for Psychoanalysis, USA

    Kenneth Winarick

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Presented as a Public Education Lecture at the Karen Horney Clinic, New York.

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Winarick, K. The “chemistry” of personal attraction. Am J Psychoanal 45, 380–388 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01252872

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