Social & behavioral sciences, psychology: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
Picconi, Laura
Fairfield, Beth
Sergi, Maria Rita
Cataldi, Fedele
Padulo, Caterina
Brugnera, Agostino
Compare, Angelo
Gottschling, Juliana ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (DBCS)
Segal, Daniel L.
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Development and Validation of a Short Form of the Geriatric Anxiety Scale (GAS-12) among Italian Older Adults
Publication date :
September 2022
Journal title :
Clinical Gerontologist
ISSN :
1545-2301
Publisher :
Haworth Press, Binghamton, United States - New York
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