Age and drop-out from treatment in Anxiety Disorders;Drop-out e dati demografici nei Disturbi d'Ansia

Rivista di Psichiatria

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 101-104

  Robone, Camilla ^a   Pasquini, Massimo ^a   Biondi, Massimo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anxiety Disorders; Drop out; Socio demographic variables

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 2342523126     PISSN: 00356484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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