Fear of water in children and adults: Etiology and familial effects

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 91-108

  Graham, Jacqueline ^a,b   Gaffan, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOBIA; SOCIAL LEARNING; SWIMMING;

EID: 0031035709     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7967(96)00086-1     Document Type: Article

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