Instruments for the assessment of social anxiety disorder: Validation studies

Flávia de Lima Osório1, José Alexandre de Souza Crippa, Sonia Regina Loureiro

  • 1Flávia de Lima Osório, José Alexandre de Souza Crippa, Sonia Regina Loureiro, Department of Neuroscience and Behavior, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, INCT Translational Medicine, Hospital das Clínicas, FMRP-USP, Avenida dos Bandeirantes 3900, Ribeirão Preto SP, CEP 14049-900, Brazil.

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