Animal Phobias in Children: Aetiology, Assessment and Treatment

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-21

  King, Neville J ^a   Ollendick, Thomas H ^b   Murphy, Gregory C ^c   Muris, Peter ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0012041315     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0879(200002)7:1<11::AID-CPP226>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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