The role of learning in the etiology of child and adolescent fear and anxiety

Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents, Second edition

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 227-256

  Field, Andy P ^a   Purkis, Helena M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511994920.012     Document Type: Chapter

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