Systemic Steroids with or Without 2% Topical Minoxidil in the Treatment of Alopecia Areata

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 128, Issue 11, 1992, Pages 1467-1473

  Olsen, Elise A ^a   Carson, Susan C ^a   Turney, Elizabeth A ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINOXIDIL; PREDNISONE; TOPICAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEROID THERAPY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; CHILD; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAIR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MINOXIDIL; PLACEBOS; PREDNISONE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0026462992     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.1992.01680210045005     Document Type: Article

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