Cognitive biases in anxiety and attention to threat

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 340-345

  Mathews, Andrew ^a   Mackintosh, Bundy ^a   Fulcher, Eamon P ^b  

^a MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0006087150     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6613(97)01092-9     Document Type: Review

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