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Original Article

Personality dimensions measured by the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) in subjects with social phobia

Ina Marteinsdottir Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatry Uppsala University Uppsala
, M.D.,
Maria Tillfors Department of Social Sciences Orebro University Orebro
, Ph.D.,
Tomas Furmark Department of Psychology Uppsala University Uppsala
, Ph.D.,
Ulla Maria Anderberg CEOS/Social Medicine, Department of Public Health and Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatry Uppsala University Uppsala; Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatry Uppsala University Uppsala
, M.D., Ph.D. &
Lisa Ekselius Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatry Uppsala University Uppsala
, M.D., Ph.D.
Pages 29-35 | Received 01 Jul 2004, Accepted 01 Jul 2004, Published online: 23 Nov 2010

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