Prevalence and correlates of social fears in Hong Kong

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 327-332

  Lee, Sing ^a   Ng, King Lam ^a   Kwok, Kathleen P S ^a   Tsang, Adley ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Social anxiety disorder; Social phobia; Subtypes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60749099630     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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