1 Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
2 Department of Epidemiology, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
3 Research Center for Health Sciences, Institute of Health, Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Article information
Shiraz E-Medical Journal: July 2018, 19 (7); e64824
To Cite:
Shahriari-Namadi
M, Tabatabaei
H R, Soltani
A. Entomophobia and Arachnophobia Among School-Age Children: A Psychological Approach,
Shiraz E-Med J.
2018
; 19(7):e64824.
doi: 10.5812/semj.64824.
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