Normalization of the auditory startle reflex after symptom reduction in children with anxiety disorders

M J Bakker1, M A J Tijssen, J H T M Koelman

  • 1Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. m.bakker@psy.umcn.nl

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