Threat perception bias and anxiety among Chinese school children and adolescents

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 568-580

  Lu, Weili ^a,c   Daleiden, Eric ^b   Lu, Shou En ^a  

^a University of Medicine

^b Kismetrics   (United States)

^c SHRP University of Medicine   (United States)

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EID: 38049138582     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374410701776301     Document Type: Article

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