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    John R. Vanin (Professor of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry/Family Medicine, Director of Mental Health/Health Education)

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Vanin, J.R. (2008). Overview of Anxiety and the Anxiety Disorders. In: Anxiety Disorders. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-263-2_1

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