Psychometric properties of four anxiety measures in older adults

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 827-838

  Stanley, Melinda A ^b   Beck, J Gayle ^a   Zebb, Barbara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SENESCENCE;

EID: 0345102174     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0005-7967(96)00064-2     Document Type: Article

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