Acute stress reactions to a patient threat

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-45

  Koopman, Cheryl ^a   Zarcone, Julia ^a   Mann, Margaret ^a   Freinkel, Andrew ^a   Spiegel, David ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0032252148     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615809808249312     Document Type: Article

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