Progressive decrease in hair diameter in Japanese with male pattern baldness

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 758-764

  Ishino, Akihiro ^a,b   Uzuka, Makoto ^b   Tsuji, Yoshiharu ^b   Nakanishi, Jotaro ^b   Hanzawa, Norio ^c   Imamura, Sadao ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHISEIDO RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

^c Scientific Research Division   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hair diameter; Hair growth; Male pattern baldness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HAIR; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA;

EID: 0031415260     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1997.tb02321.x     Document Type: Article

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