N-acetylcysteine in the treatment of trichotillomania

International Journal of Trichology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 176-178

  Rodrigues Barata, Ana Rita ^a   Tosti, Antonella ^b   Rodríguez Pichardo, Antonio ^a   Camacho Martínez, Francisco ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Compulsive behavior; N acetylcysteine; treatment; trichotillomania

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866664707     PISSN: 09747753     EISSN: 09749241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-7753.100090     Document Type: Article

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