An information-processing perspective on childhood anxiety

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 407-429

  Daleiden, Eric L ^b   Vasey, Michael W ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY NEUROSIS; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

EID: 0030983269     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7358(97)00010-X     Document Type: Article

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