Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 65, Issue 1 , Pages 81-86 , July 2008

Is anxiety sensitivity a predictor of PTSD in children and adolescents?

  • Emine Zinnur Kılıç

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child Psychiatry, Medical School, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Ankara University, Medical School.
    • ,
  • Cengiz Kılıç

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • Savaş Yılmaz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child Psychiatry, Medical School, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

Received 15 August 2007 ,Revised 21 January 2008 ,Accepted 19 February 2008.

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PII: S0022-3999(08)00069-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2008.02.013

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 65, Issue 1 , Pages 81-86 , July 2008

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