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Editorial

. 2017 Sep:96:1-2.

doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2017.05.009. Epub 2017 May 17.

Avoidance and decision making in anxiety: An introduction to the special issue

Tom Beckers¹, Michelle G Craske²

Affiliations

PMID: 28545650
PMCID: PMC5551966
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2017.05.009

Editorial

Avoidance and decision making in anxiety: An introduction to the special issue

Tom Beckers et al. Behav Res Ther. 2017 Sep.

. 2017 Sep:96:1-2.

doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2017.05.009. Epub 2017 May 17.

Authors

Tom Beckers¹, Michelle G Craske²

Affiliations

¹ KU Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: tom.beckers@kuleuven.be.
² University of California, Los Angeles, USA.

PMID: 28545650
PMCID: PMC5551966
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2017.05.009

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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