Psychometric properties of a Spanish version of the Beck anxiety inventory (BAI) in general population

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 626-640

  Magán, Inés ^a   Sanz, Jesús ^a   García Vera, María Paz ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anxiety; BAI; Norms; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 56049094587     PISSN: 11387416     EISSN: 19882904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1138741600004637     Document Type: Article

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