Assessing worry in older and younger adults: Psychometric properties of an abbreviated Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ-A).

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  2006

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  Journal of Anxiety Disorders

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  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/J.JANXDIS.2005.11.006PMID 16387472
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