An investigation of gender differences in social phobia

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 209-223

  Turk, Cynthia L ^b   Heimberg, Richard G ^a   Orsillo, Susan M ^b   Holt, Craig S ^b   Gitow, Andrea ^b   Street, Linda L ^b   Schneier, Franklin R ^b   Liebowitz, Michael R ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031849506     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-6185(98)00010-3     Document Type: Article

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