Assessing anxiety and its correlates in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: The state-trait anxiety inventory

Mattia Siciliano1,2, Luigi Trojano2, Francesca Trojsi1

  • 1Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences - MRI Research Center SUN-FISM, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.

Muscle & Nerve
|March 22, 2019
PubMed
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