Measuring anxiety in late life: A psychometric examination of the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory and Geriatric Anxiety Scale
โ Scribed by Gould, Christine E.; Segal, Daniel L.; Yochim, Brian P.; Pachana, Nancy A.; Byrne, Gerard J.; Beaudreau, Sherry A.
- Book ID
- 126510634
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 402 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0887-6185
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