Agoraphobia and space phobia.
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Agoraphobia and space phobia.
Is near basal blood pressure a more accurate predictor of cardiorenal manifestations of hypertension than casual blood pressure ? pressure monitoring in the diagnosis and management of difficult hyper-tensive problems. It is over 100 years since Westphal1 gave the name agoraphobia to a group of symptoms experienced by patients walking in streets or open spaces. These consist in dizziness, anxie...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.284.6309.72