A Bayesian case-controls exploration of the malleability of attentional bias for threat in social phobia

International Journal of Cognitive Therapy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 24-39

  Heeren, Alexandre ^a,b   Maurage, Pierre ^a,b   Philippot, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b FNRS   (Belgium)

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EID: 84880143417     PISSN: 19371209     EISSN: 19371217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/ijct.2013.6.1.24     Document Type: Article

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