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A Canadian French Adaptation of the Agoraphobic Cognitions Questionnaire: Cross-cultural Validation and Gender Differences

Randolph Stephenson
,
André Marchand
&
Marie-Christine Lavallée
Pages 58-69 | Published online: 05 Nov 2010

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