Prevalence of body-focused repetitive behaviors in three large medical colleges of karachi: a cross-sectional study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) that include skin picking (dermatillomania), hair pulling (trichotillomania) and nail biting (onychophagia), lead to harmful physical and psychological sequelae.</p> <p>The object...

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Main Authors: Siddiqui Efaza, Naeem Syed, Naqvi Haider, Ahmed Bilal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/5/614