The developmental epidemiology of anxiety disorders: Phenomenology, prevalence, and comorbidity

Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents, Second edition

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 56-75

  Costello, E Jane ^a   Egger, Helen L ^a   Copeland, William ^a   Erkanli, Alaattin ^a   Angold, Adrian ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511994920.004     Document Type: Chapter

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