Prevalence of nail biting and its association with mental health in a community sample of children.

A, Ghanizadeh; H, Shekoohi

doi:10.1186/1756-0500-4-116

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Prevalence of nail biting and its association with mental health in a community sample of children.

Published in BMC research notes • Apr 11, 2011

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Ghanizadeh A

Shekoohi H

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>This study evaluates onychophagia or nail biting (NB) prevalence and association with mental health of a community sample of children from Shiraz, Iran.<h4>Findings</h4>The parents of 743 primary school children, selected by random sampling, reported NB behavior of their children ...

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