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. 2023 Jan;37(1):e73-e76.
doi: 10.1111/jdv.18508. Epub 2022 Aug 25.

Efficacy of N-acetylcysteine in trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder), skin-picking disorder and onychophagia (compulsive nail-biting)

Nadia Kashetsky  1 , Aaron Wong  2   3 , Joseph M Lam  2   4 , Se Mang Wong  2   5 , Ilya M Mukovozov  2
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Efficacy of N-acetylcysteine in trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder), skin-picking disorder and onychophagia (compulsive nail-biting)

Nadia Kashetsky et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2023 Jan.
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