Psychiatry Research
Volume 120, Issue 2 , Pages 125-130 , 30 September 2003

Vulnerability to 35% CO2 of panic disorder patients with a history of respiratory disorders

  • Nicole van Beek

      Affiliations

    • Maastricht University, Departmant of Psychiatry, P.O. Box 616, Maastricht 6200 MD, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31-43-3685340; fax: +31-43-3685331
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  • Giampaolo Perna

      Affiliations

    • Anxiety Disorders Clinical and Research Unit, Department of Neuropsychiatric Sciences, Istituto Scientifico H.S. Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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  • Koen Schruers

      Affiliations

    • Maastricht University, Departmant of Psychiatry, P.O. Box 616, Maastricht 6200 MD, The Netherlands
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  • Kees Verburg

      Affiliations

    • Maastricht University, Departmant of Psychiatry, P.O. Box 616, Maastricht 6200 MD, The Netherlands
    • Formally employed at Maastricht University.
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  • Michele Cucchi

      Affiliations

    • Anxiety Disorders Clinical and Research Unit, Department of Neuropsychiatric Sciences, Istituto Scientifico H.S. Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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  • Laura Bellodi

      Affiliations

    • Anxiety Disorders Clinical and Research Unit, Department of Neuropsychiatric Sciences, Istituto Scientifico H.S. Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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  • Eric Griez

      Affiliations

    • Maastricht University, Departmant of Psychiatry, P.O. Box 616, Maastricht 6200 MD, The Netherlands

Received 23 July 2002 ,Revised 21 April 2003 ,Accepted 28 May 2003.

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PII: S0165-1781(03)00164-1

doi: 10.1016/S0165-1781(03)00164-1

Psychiatry Research
Volume 120, Issue 2 , Pages 125-130 , 30 September 2003

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