Fear and fitness revisited

Journal of Evolutionary Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 105-117

  Kennair, Leif Edward Ottesen ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Cognitive behavioural therapy; Evolutionary psychology; Psychopathology; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 38749139833     PISSN: 17892082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/JEP.2007.1020     Document Type: Article

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