The genetic basis of child and adolescent anxiety

Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents, Second edition

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 161-178

  Gregory, Alice M ^a   Eley, Thalia C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511994920.009     Document Type: Chapter

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