Anxiety disorders in women: Gender-related modulation of neurobiology and behavior

Seminars in Reproductive Endocrinology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 69-76

  Shear, M Katherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HUMAN; NEUROBIOLOGY; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOBIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031055597     PISSN: 07348630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1067969     Document Type: Article

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