Individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome and their perceptions of skin-picking behaviour

British Journal of Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-130

  Didden, Robert ^a   Proot, Ireen ^b   Lancioni, Guilio E ^c   Van Os, Ria ^a   Curfs, Leopold M G ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SKIN TINGLING; THEORY;

EID: 47549110053     PISSN: 09697950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096979508799103260     Document Type: Article

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