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Anxiety, Stress, & Coping
An International Journal
Volume 11, 1998 - Issue 1
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Acute stress reactions to a patient threat

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Pages 27-45 | Received 09 Aug 1995, Accepted 24 Jun 1997, Published online: 29 May 2007

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