Trichotillomania treated with n-acetylcysteine
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N-acetylcysteine in Treatment of Trichotillomania
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2475-0573,2475-0581
DOI: 10.1080/24750573.2018.1472907