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Repetitive Touching

Repetitive Touching is a behavioral phenomenon characterized by the persistent and non-functional manual contact with objects or body parts, distinguishing it from exploratory or purposeful tactile interactions within the study of repetitive behaviors.

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2017–2026

3

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16

Face touching: A frequent habit that has implications for hand hygiene

Yen Lee Angela Kwok, Jan Gralton, Mary‐Louise McLaws · American Journal of Infection Control · 2015 · 414 citations · Full text

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A naturalistic study of the meanings of touch

S. E. Jones, A. Elaine Yarbrough · Communication Monographs · 1985 · 293 citations

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Repetitive Skin-Picking in a Student Population and Comparison With a Sample of Self-Injurious Skin-Pickers

Nancy J. Keuthen, Thilo Deckersbach, Sabine Wilhelm et al. · Psychosomatics · 2000 · 175 citations

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A clinical study of Gilles de la Tourette syndrome in the United Kingdom.

Andrew J. Lees, Mary M. Robertson, Michael Trimble et al. · Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry · 1984 · 169 citations · Full text

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Hand Hygiene and Face Touching in Family Medicine Offices: A Cincinnati Area Research and Improvement Group (CARInG) Network Study

Nancy Elder, William P. Sawyer, Harini Pallerla et al. · The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine · 2014 · 48 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. MM
    Mary‐Louise McLaws

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    2 publications · 455 citations

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  2. LN
    Laura Nuzzolo-Shihadeh

    Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  3. NM
    Nicky Murray

    University College London, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 169 citations

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  4. RJ
    Ramon J. Rhine

    University of California, Riverside, United States

    1 publications · 22 citations

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  5. GM
    Gloria Mayela Aguirre-García

    Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico

    1 publications · 13 citations

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Institutions

23

  1. UNSW Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    1.3K citations

  2. Central Michigan University

    Mount Pleasant, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  3. University of California Davis Medical Center

    Sacramento, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  4. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    293 citations

  5. Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, United States

    1 h-index

    7 publications

    1.2K citations

  6. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

    Beersheba, Israel

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    41 citations

  7. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

    Shiraz, Iran

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    82 citations

  8. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    62 citations

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Venues

  1. American Journal of Infection Control

    AJIC · 2 publications · 455 citations

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  2. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior

    1 publications · 31 citations

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  3. Primates

    1 publications · 22 citations

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  4. Psychosomatics

    1 publications · 175 citations

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  5. The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

    JABFM · 1 publications · 48 citations

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