Psychiatry Research
Volume 144, Issue 2 , Pages 205-209 , 15 November 2006

A comparison of publication trends on avoidant personality disorder and social phobia

  • Mauro V. Mendlowicz

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB–UFRJ), Brazil
    • Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Fluminense Federal University (MSM–UFF), Brazil
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  • Raphael J. Braga

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB–UFRJ), Brazil
    • Psychiatry Research Department, The Zucker Hillside Hospital, North Shore–LIJ Health System–Glen Oaks, New York, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychiatry Research, Zucker Hillside Hospital, North Shore–LIJ Health System, 75-59 263rd Street–Research Building–Room 122, Glen Oaks, NY 11004, USA. Tel.: +1 718 470 8378.
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  • Mariana Cabizuca

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB–UFRJ), Brazil
    • ,
  • Marcelo G. Land

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pediatrics Martagão Gesteira, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPPMG–UFRJ), Brazil
    • ,
  • Ivan L. Figueira

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB–UFRJ), Brazil

Received 16 March 2004 ,Revised 27 May 2004 ,Accepted 2 June 2004.

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PII: S0165-1781(06)00065-5

doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2004.06.024

Psychiatry Research
Volume 144, Issue 2 , Pages 205-209 , 15 November 2006

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