Self-injurious behavior in a patient with mental retardation: Review of the literature and a case report

Quintessence International

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2007, Pages e393-e398

  Lucavechi, Tania ^a   Barbería, Elena ^a   Maroto, Myriam ^a   Arenas, Marcela ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Factitious injury etiology; Gingival injuries; Gingival recession; Oral self mutilation; Self inflicted lesions; Self injurious behavior

Indexed keywords

AUTOMUTILATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

CHILD; FEMALE; GINGIVAL RECESSION; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34548817040     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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