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- ↑ Anderson, Susan Heller (February 12, 1988). "Lewis Wolberg, 82, Clinic Psychoanalyst In New York, Is Dead". The New York Times . Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- 1 2 Office of the State Comptroller, State of New York (December 30, 2016). "Administration of the Contract With the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health" (PDF). Division of State Government Accountability. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
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