Is it asthma or a panic attack? A case study of asthma and anxiety in an adolescent male

Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 142-152

  Tien, Karen J ^a   Goodie, Jeffrey L ^b   Duncan, Christina L ^c   Szabo, Margo M ^c   Larson, Nicholas A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent; asthma; behavioral treatments; panic disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 84977963201     PISSN: 21694826     EISSN: 21694834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/cpp0000057     Document Type: Article

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