Fear in fear-of-crime

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 267-282

  Clark, Julie ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGORAPHOBIA; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY DISORDER; AUSTRALIA; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CAREER; CRIME; CRIME PHOBIA; CRIMINOLOGY; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEAR OF CRIME; GENDER; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; ONSET AGE; PANIC; PHOBIA; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TERRORISM; VICTIM;

EID: 0348050540     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: 19341687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/pplt.2003.10.2.267     Document Type: Article

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