Measuring anxiety related to COVID-19: A Turkish validation study of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale

Cuneyt Evren1, Bilge Evren2, Ercan Dalbudak3

  • 1Research, Treatment and Training Center for Alcohol and Substance Dependence (AMATEM), Bakirkoy Training and Research Hospital for Psychiatry Neurology and Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey.

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