A twin concordance study of trichotillomania

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 150, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 944-949

  Novak, Carol E ^a   Keuthen, Nancy J ^b   Stewart, S Evelyn ^b   Pauls, David L ^b  

^a Health Partners   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Etiology; Genetic; Hair pulling; Heritability; Trichotillomania; Twin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRICHOTILLOMANIA; TWIN CONCORDANCE; ZYGOSITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRICHOTILLOMANIA; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 70349334142     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30922     Document Type: Article

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