Nicole Moulding

Teaching Strengths

Mental Health
Research education
Relational approaches to learning and teaching
Graduate Research supervision

Prof Nicole Moulding

Professor of Social Work

School of Social Work and Social Care

College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Available For Media Comment.

Nicole Moulding is a researcher and educator with special interests in gendered violence, mental health and social work. Nicole has published three books, Gendered Violence, Mental Health and Recovery in Everyday Lives: Beyond Trauma (2016, sole-authored),The Sexual Politics of Gendered Violence and Women’s Citizenship (2019, co-authored) and Contemporary Feminisms in Social Work Practice (2016, co-edited), as well as over 40 journal articles in research into gendered violence, mental health and social work. Nicole is Director of the Safe Relationships and Communities Research Group (SRC), an interdisciplinary research group with 35 members from diverse disciplines across UniSA and industry partners. Nicole is involved in a number of ongoing research projects in addition to leadership and management roles. Recent research projects include an ARC-funded nation-wide study into the long-term impact of domestic violence on women's citizenship with a focus on mental health, housing, employment and social participation; a national study on reunifying children with their families after domestic violence; and a study into the impact of domestic violence on women's housing.

I am currently involved in a national ARC Discovery study exploring the impact of domestic violence on women's citizenship with a particular focus on mental health, housing and employment.  I am also publishing new work that reports on findings from my research into the gendered dimensions of childhood emotional abuse and the implications for mental health and wellbeing. 

Year Citation
2025 Sorby, J., McKenzie, C., Regan Coe, R., Zufferey, C., & Moulding, N. (2025). Supervision on country: enhancing culturally safe social work supervision through First Nations knowledges. Australian Social Work, online, 1-16.
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2024 Cordier, R., Chen, Y. W., Chung, D., Mahoney, N., Martin, R., Dorozenko, K., . . . Zufferey, C. (2024). The long shadow of intimate partner violence: associations of mental and physical health with employment, housing, and demographic factors. Violence Against Women, 30(5), 1300-1329.
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2024 Crisp, B. R., Norris, G., Bowles, W., Moulding, N., & Stanford, S. (2024). Saving Australian social work: The Save Social Work Australia Campaign and the effective use of social media. Australian Social Work, 77(1), 126-138.
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2024 Moulding, N., Jarldorn, M., & Deuter, K. (2024). What do young women want? Using a qualitative survey to explore the potential for feminist-informed mental health peer support. Qualitative Social Work, 23(2), 224-241.
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2023 Moulding, N., Chung, D., Zufferey, C., Franzway, S., & Wendt, S. (2023). Social participation after intimate partner violence: investigating the impact on women's citizenship. Violence Against Women, 29(14), 2754-2774.
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2023 Buchanan, F., Borgkvist, A., & Moulding, N. (2023). What Helps Young People in Australia Create Healthy Relationships After Growing up in Domestic Violence?. Journal of Family Violence, 40(5), 15 pages.
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2022 Caruso, M., & Moulding, N. (2022). 'Devi mangiare!' [you have to eat!]: experiences of disordered eating among Italian-Australian women. Health Care for Women International, 43(1-3), 239-262.
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2021 Moulding, N., Franzway, S., Wendt, S., Zufferey, C., & Chung, D. (2021). Rethinking women's mental health after intimate partner violence. Violence Against Women, 27(8), 1064-1090.
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2021 Crisp, B. R., Stanford, S., & Moulding, N. (2021). Educating social workers in the midst of COVID-19: the value of a principles-led approach to designing educational experiences during the pandemic. British Journal of Social Work, 51(5), 1839-1857.
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2021 Goodkind, S., Kim, M. E., Zelnick, J. R., Bay Cheng, L. Y., Beltrán, R., Diaz, M., . . . Walton, Q. L. (2021). Critical feminisms: principles and practices for feminist inquiry in social work. Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work, 36(4), 481-487.
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2021 Buchanan, F., & Moulding, N. T. (2021). Mothering during domestic abuse: protective agency as a force for change. Qualitative Social Work, 20(3), 665-680.
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2018 Moulding, N. (2018). 'Becoming a Better Man': narrating masculinities after childhood emotional abuse. Affilia - journal of women and social work, 33(1), 39-55.
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2017 Wendt, S., & Moulding, N. (2017). The Current State of Feminism and Social Work. Australian Social Work, 70(3), 261-262.
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2017 Moulding, N. (2017). Damned if you do, damned if you don't: conflicted femininities in women's narratives of childhood emotional abuse. Affilia - Journal of women and social work, 32(3), 308-326.
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2016 Moulding, N. T. (2016). Gendered intersubjectivities in narratives of recovery from an eating disorder. Affilia : journal of women and social work, 31(1), 70-83.
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2016 Yu, N., Moulding, N., Buchanan, F., & Hand, T. (2016). How good is good enough? Exploring social workers' conceptions of preparedness for practice. Social work education, 35(4), 414-429.
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2016 Zufferey, C., Chung, D., Franzway, S., Wendt, S., & Moulding, N. (2016). Intimate partner violence and housing: eroding women's citizenship. Affilia: journal of women and social work, 31(4), 463-478.
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2015 Moulding, N. T., Buchanan, F., & Wendt, S. (2015). Untangling self-blame and mother-blame in women's and children's perspectives on maternal protectiveness in domestic violence: implications for practice. Child abuse review, 24(4), 249-260.
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2015 Moulding, N. (2015). "It wasn't about being slim": understanding eating disorders in the context of abuse. Violence Against Women, 21(12), 1456-1480.
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2015 Wendt, S., Buchanan, F., & Moulding, N. (2015). Mothering and domestic violence: situating maternal protectiveness in gender. Affilia, 30(4), 533-545.
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2014 Buchanan, F., Wendt, S., & Moulding, N. (2014). Growing up in domestic violence: What does maternal protectiveness mean?. Qualitative Social Work, 14(3), 399-415.
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2013 Courtney, M., & Moulding, N. T. (2013). Beyond balancing competing needs: embedding involuntary treatment within a recovery approach to mental health social work. Australian social work, 67(2), 214-226.
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2013 Buchanan, F., Wendt, S., & Moulding, N. (2013). Maternal protectiveness amid domestic violence. DVRCV advocate, (2), 24-27.
2012 Rowntree, M., Moulding, N., & Bryant, L. (2012). Feminine sexualities in chick-lit. Australian feminist studies, 27(72), 121-137.
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2011 Rowntree, M. R., Bryant, L., & Moulding, N. (2011). Women's emotional experiences of chick lit and chick flicks: an ambivalent audience. Outskirts : feminisms along the edge, 24.
2011 Hanisch, D., & Moulding, N. (2011). Power, gender, and social work responses to child sexual abuse. Affilia : journal of women and social work, 26(3), 278-290.
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2011 Selby, S., Braunack-Mayer, A., Jones, A., Clark, S., Moulding, N., & Beilby, J. (2011). Special people? An exploratory study into re-entering missionaries' identity and resilience. Journal of Religion & Health, 50(4), 1007-1023.
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2010 Selby, S., Clark, S., Braunack-Mayer, A., Jones, A., Moulding, N., & Beilby, J. (2010). Cross-cultural re-entry for missionaries: A new application for the dual process model. Omega-Journal of Death and Dying, 62(4), 329-351.
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2010 Moulding, N. T. (2010). Intelligent design : student perceptions of teaching and learning in large social work classes. Higher education research and development, 29(2), 151-165.
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2009 Selby, S., Braunack-Mayer, A., Moulding, N., Jones, A., Clark, S., & Beilby, J. (2009). Resilience in re-entering missionaries: why do some do well?. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 12(7), 701-720.
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2009 Selby, S., Moulding, N., Clark, S., Jones, A., Braunack-Mayer, A., & Beilby, J. (2009). Back home: A qualitative study exploring re-entering cross-cultural missionary aid workers' loss and grief. Omega-Journal of Death and Dying, 59(1), 19-38.
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2009 Mikocka-Walus, A., Turnbull, D., Andrews, J., Moulding, N., Wilson, I., & Holtmann, G. (2009). Does doctors' knowledge of inflammatory bowel disease patients' psychological status affect patients' clinical outcomes: a pilot randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 21(4), 394-395.
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2009 Mikocka-Walus, A., Turnbull, D., Andrews, J., Moulding, N., Wilson, I., & Holtmann, G. (2009). Psychogastroenterology: a call for psychological input in Australian gastroenterology clinics. Internal Medicine Journal, 39(2), 127-130.
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2008 Mikocka-Walus, A., Turnbull, D., Moulding, N., Wilson, I., Holtmann, G., & Andrews, J. (2008). Does psychological status influence clinical outcomes in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and other chronic gastroenterological diseases: An observational cohort prospective study. BioPsychoSocial Medicine, 2(11), 1-9.
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2008 Mikocka-Walus, A., Turnbull, D., Andrews, J., Moulding, N., Wilson, I., Harley, H., . . . Holtmann, G. (2008). Psychological problems in gastroenterology outpatients: A South Australian experience. Psychological co-morbidity in IBD, IBS and hepatitis C. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health, 4(article no. 15), 1-8.
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2008 Mikocka-Walus, A., Turnbull, D., Andrews, J., Moulding, N., & Holtmann, G. (2008). The effect of functional gastrointestinal disorders on psychological comorbidity and quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 28(4), 475-483.
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2008 Mikocka-Walus, A., Turnbull, D., Moulding, N., Wilson, I., Andrews, J., & Holtmann, G. (2008). Psychological comorbidity and complexity of gastrointestinal symptoms in clinically diagnosed irritable bowel syndrome patients. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 23(7 Part 1), 1137-1143.
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2007 Mikocka-Walus, A., Turnbull, D., Moulding, N., Wilson, I., Andrews, J., & Holtmann, G. (2007). "It doesn't do any harm, but patients feel better": a qualitative exploratory study on gastroenterologists' perspectives on the role of antidepressants in inflammatory bowel disease. BMC Gastroenterology, 7(1), 38-43.
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2007 Mikocka-Walus, A., Turnbull, D., Moulding, N., Wilson, I., Andrews, J., & Holtmann, G. (2007). Controversies surrounding the comorbidity of depression and anxiety in inflammatory bowel disease patients: A literature review. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 13(2), 225-234.
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2007 Selby, S., Jones, A., Burgess, T., Clark, S., Moulding, N., & Beilby, J. (2007). Disenfranchised grievers - The GP's role in management. Australian Family Physician, 36(9), 768-770.
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2007 Moulding, N. T. (2007). Love your body, move your body, feed your body: Discourses of self-care and social marketing in a body image health promotion program. Critical public health, 17(1), 57-69.
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2006 Moulding, N. T. (2006). Disciplining the feminine : the reproduction of gender contradictions in the mental health care of women with eating disorders. Social science and medicine, 62(4), 793-804.
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2006 Mikocka-Walus, A., Turnbull, D., Moulding, N., Wilson, I., Andrews, J., & Holtmann, G. (2006). Antidepressants and inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2(24), 1-9.
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2006 Benson, J., Wilson, A., Stocks, N., & Moulding, N. (2006). Muscle pain as an indicator of vitamin D deficiency in an urban Australian Aboriginal population. Medical Journal of Australia, 185(2), 76-77.
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2003 Moulding, N. T. (2003). Constructing the self in mental health practice: identity, individualism and the feminisation of deficiency. Feminist review, 75(1), 57-74.
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2001 Moulding, N. T., & Hepworth, J. (2001). Understanding body image disturbance in the promotion of mental health: a discourse analytic study. Journal of community and applied social psychology, 11(4), 305-317.
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1999 Moulding, N. T., Silagy, C. A., & Weller, D. P. (1999). A framework for effective management of change in clinical practice: Dissemination and implementation of clinical practice guidelines. Quality in Health Care, 8(3), 177-183.
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1996 Guest, C., Griffith, E., Lewis, S. Y., & Moulding, N. (1996). Epidemiology and detection of cervical cancer. Implementing the national screening policy.. Australian Family Physician, 25(11), 1722-1730.
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Year Citation
2024 Moulding, N. (2024). Understanding the politics of emotion in gendered violence: a feminist critique of trauma and cognitivist discourses in research and practice. In C. Brown (Ed.), Source details - Title: Reframing Trauma Through Social Justice: Resisting the Politics of Mainstream Trauma Discourse (pp. 249-267). UK: Routledge.
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2023 Ellison, C., Chapman Van Duivenbode, C., Buchanan, F., & Moulding, N. (2023). An open exploration around end-of-life journeys for children facing terminal illness/severe disability. In A. Beckett, & A. -M. Calllus (Eds.), Source details - Title: The Routledge International Handbook of Children's Rights and Disability (pp. 465-480). US: Routledge.
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2020 Moulding, N. (2020). 'We never quite measure up, do we?' An intersectional approach to mothering, mental health and social inequality. In C. Buchanan (Ed.), Source details - Title: Intersections of mothering: feminist accounts (pp. 168-179). UK: Routledge.
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2019 Franzway, S., Moulding, N., Wendt, S., Zufferey, C., & Chung, D. (2019). Re-engaging lives. In SEXUAL POLITICS OF GENDERED VIOLENCE AND WOMEN'S CITIZENSHIP (pp. 113-145). POLICY PRESS.
2019 Franzway, S., Moulding, N., Wendt, S., Zufferey, C., & Chung, D. (2019). Transforming sexual politics. In SEXUAL POLITICS OF GENDERED VIOLENCE AND WOMEN'S CITIZENSHIP (pp. 171-176). POLICY PRESS.
2019 Franzway, S., Moulding, N., Wendt, S., Zufferey, C., & Chung, D. (2019). Problems of citizenship, violence and gender. In SEXUAL POLITICS OF GENDERED VIOLENCE AND WOMEN'S CITIZENSHIP (pp. 11-31). POLICY PRESS.
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2019 Franzway, S., Moulding, N., Wendt, S., Zufferey, C., & Chung, D. (2019). Campaigns for women's freedom from violence. In SEXUAL POLITICS OF GENDERED VIOLENCE AND WOMEN'S CITIZENSHIP (pp. 147-169). POLICY PRESS.
2019 Franzway, S., Moulding, N., Wendt, S., Zufferey, C., & Chung, D. (2019). The sexual politics of gendered violence and women's citizenship. In SEXUAL POLITICS OF GENDERED VIOLENCE AND WOMEN'S CITIZENSHIP (pp. 1-+). POLICY PRESS.
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2019 Franzway, S., Moulding, N., Wendt, S., Zufferey, C., & Chung, D. (2019). Living the connected effects of violence. In SEXUAL POLITICS OF GENDERED VIOLENCE AND WOMEN'S CITIZENSHIP (pp. 51-78). POLICY PRESS.
2019 Franzway, S., Moulding, N., Wendt, S., Zufferey, C., & Chung, D. (2019). Challenges of researching gendered violence. In SEXUAL POLITICS OF GENDERED VIOLENCE AND WOMEN'S CITIZENSHIP (pp. 33-49). POLICY PRESS.
2019 Franzway, S., Moulding, N., Wendt, S., Zufferey, C., & Chung, D. (2019). Gendered violence and the self. In SEXUAL POLITICS OF GENDERED VIOLENCE AND WOMEN'S CITIZENSHIP (pp. 79-112). POLICY PRESS.
2016 Wendt, S., & Moulding, N. (2016). Conclusion. In Contemporary Feminisms in Social Work Practice (pp. 303-308).
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2016 Tedmanson, D., & Fejo King, C. (2016). Talking up and listening well: dismantling whiteness and building reflexivity. In N. Wendt (Ed.), Source details - Title: Contemporary Feminisms in Social Work (pp. 149-165). UK: Routledge.
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2016 Moulding, N. (2016). Putting gender in the frame: feminist social work and mental health. In S. Wendt, & N. Moulding (Eds.), Source details - Title: Contemporary feminisms in social work practice (pp. 181-195). UK: Routledge.
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2009 Moulding, N. T. (2009). The anorexic as femme fatale: Reproducing gender through the father/psychiatrist-daughter/patient relationship. In H. Malson (Ed.), Source details - Title: Critical Feminist Approaches to Eating Dis/Orders (pp. 173-184). UK: Routledge.
2009 Moulding, N. (2009). The anorexic as femme fatale: Reproducing gender through the father/psychiatrist-daughter/patient relationship. In H. Malson, & M. Burns (Eds.), Critical Feminist Approaches to Eating Dis Orders (pp. 172-184). Routledge.
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2009 Moulding, N. (2009). The anorexic as femme fatale: Reproducing gender through the father/psychiatrist-daughter/patient relationship. In Critical Feminist Approaches to Eating Dis Orders (pp. 172-184).
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  • Exploration of barriers to reporting and help seeking following adult rape and sexual assault in South Australia, SA Dept of Health, 01/07/2024 - 30/06/2026

  • The State of Sexual Violence: Prevalence and Barriers to Reporting and Help Seeking within South Australia, Women's and Children's Health Network Incorporated, 16/09/2025 - 31/03/2026

  • Empowering young women through mental health peer support, Breakthrough Mental Health Foundation/UniSA ¿ Seed Funding, 28/02/2022 - 30/11/2023

  • National Survey on the Impact of Tenancy Laws on Women and Children Escaping Violence, Cwth Dept of Social Services, 26/03/2018 - 01/06/2019

  • Gendered violence and citizenship: the complex effects of intimate partner violence on mental health, housing and employment, ARC - Discovery Projects, 14/04/2013 - 31/12/2017

Programs I'm associated with

  • MHSW - Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)
  • MBSW - Bachelor of Social Work
  • MBSS - Bachelor of Social Science
  • MMSK - Master of Social Work

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2024 Principal Supervisor Understanding women's experiences of disclosing sexual violence through body mapping - Doctorate Full Time Ms Rebecca Jane Regan-Coe
2021 Principal Supervisor br />Young women's autobiographical accounts of attempted suicide: a narrative analysis - Doctorate Part Time Ms Paloma Cesare
2021 Principal Supervisor The Effects of Gender and Social Class Dynamics on Long-term Sibling Relationships Following Childhood Emotional Abuse - Doctorate Part Time Ms Amrit Ingeborg Kumar
2020 Principal Supervisor Constructing individuals with mental illness in community treatment orders (CTO): A discourse analysis - Doctorate Part Time Ms Michelle Caruso
2016 Co-Supervisor But you dont look sick. Making visible the lives of Australian young adults living with invisible and contested chronic illness. - Doctorate Part Time Ms Gipsy Hosking

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2006 - 2013 External Supervisor Exploring the experiences of first time fatherhood and paternal postnatal depression: A grounded theory analysis revealing the importance of the concept of coping Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Karina Bria
2005 - 2011 External Supervisor Back Home: Distress in Re-entering Cross-cultural Missionary Workers and the Development of a Theoretical Framework for Clinical Management Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Susan Selby
2005 - 2008 External Supervisor Six Studies Pointing to the Need for a Biopsychosocial Approach to Treating Common Gastrointestinal and Hepatologic Disorders Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Prof Antonina Mikocka-Walus

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