Excessive Picking in Prader-Willi Syndrome: A pilot study of phenomenological aspects and comorbid symptoms

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 129-142

  Wigren, Margareta ^a,b   Heimann, Mikael ^b,c  

^a Department of Child and Youth Habilitation Aspö ^*  (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

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EID: 0042681878     PISSN: 1034912X     EISSN: 1465346X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10349120120053621     Document Type: Article

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