Anxiety sensitivity and emotional disorders: Psychometric studies and their theoretical implications

Anxiety Sensitivity: Theory, Research, and Treatment of the Fear of Anxiety

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 115-148

  Cox, Brian J ^a   Borger, Sharon C ^a   Enns, Murray W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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EID: 85069848111     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410603326-14     Document Type: Chapter

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