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Thumb-Sucking - References

Citations

  1. Nowak AJ, Warren JJ (2000). Infant oral health and oral habits. Pediatric Clinics of North America, 47(5): 1043–1066.

  2. Van Norman RA (2001). Why we can't afford to ignore prolonged digit sucking. Contemporary Pediatrics, 18(6): 61–81.

  3. Christophersen ER, Mortweet SL (2001). Diagnosis and management of habit disorders. In Treatments That Work With Children, chap. 3, pp. 79–97. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Other Works Consulted

  • American Academy of Pediatrics (accessed 6/20/06). Quitting thumb sucking and pacifiers. Available online: http://www.aap.org/pubed/ZZZBQKBWQ7C.htm?&sub_cat=1.

  • Boris NW, Dalton R (2004). Habit disorders. In RE Behrman et al., eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 17th ed., chap. 21, p. 80. Philadelphia: Saunders.

  • Gabby T (2003). Compulsive behaviors: Habits to tics. In CD Rudolph et al., eds. Rudolph's Pediatrics, 21st ed., pp. 459–463. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.

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Last Updated: October 02, 2006
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