Hair pulling in African Americans - Only your hairdresser knows for sure: An exploratory study

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 352-362

  Neal Barnett, Angela M ^a   Ward Brown, Brenda J ^a   Mitchell, Michelle ^a   Krownapple, Michael ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Hair care professionals; Trichotillomania

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; HABIT; HAIR LOSS; HAIRDRESSER; HUMAN; NEGRO; NEUROPATHY; STRESS; TRICHOTILLOMANIA;

EID: 0033762289     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1099-9809.6.4.352     Document Type: Article

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