Acquired pili torti - A structural hair shaft defect in anorexia nervosa

Cutis

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 151-156

  Lurie, Raziel ^b   Danziger, Yardena ^a   Kaplan, Y ^a   Sulkes, Jaqueline ^b,c   Abramson, Evgeny ^b,c   Mimouni, Marc ^a  

^a Pediatric Emergency Department   (Israel)

^b RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENE; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOL; RETINOL ESTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; FEMALE; HAIR DISEASES; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MICROSCOPY; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0029865791     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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