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Research Article

Epidemiology of anxiety disorders in the Australian general population: findings of the 2007 Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing

(Specialist Clinical Psychologist) , (Research Associate) & (Senior Research Fellow)
Pages 957-967 | Published online: 02 Nov 2011

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