Nature and measurement of anxiety sensitivity: Reply to Lilienfeld, Turner, and Jacob (1996)

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 425-451

  Taylor, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; HUMAN; PANIC; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW;

EID: 0030247936     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0887-6185(96)00021-7     Document Type: Review

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