Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) and Personality Features

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Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) and Personality Features. / Chamberlain, Samuel; Odlaug, Brian Lawrence.

In: Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports, Vol. 1, No. 1, 03.2014, p. 27-32.

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Chamberlain, S & Odlaug, BL 2014, 'Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) and Personality Features', Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 27-32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40473-013-0003-9

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Chamberlain, S., & Odlaug, B. L. (2014). Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) and Personality Features. Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports, 1(1), 27-32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40473-013-0003-9

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Chamberlain S, Odlaug BL. Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) and Personality Features. Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports. 2014 Mar;1(1):27-32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40473-013-0003-9

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Chamberlain, Samuel ; Odlaug, Brian Lawrence. / Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) and Personality Features. In: Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports. 2014 ; Vol. 1, No. 1. pp. 27-32.

Bibtex

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