Finasteride in the treatment of men with androgenetic alopecia

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 4 I, 1998, Pages 578-589

  Kaufman, K D ^a   Olsen, E A ^a   Whiting, D ^a   Savin, R ^a   DeVillez, R ^a   Bergfeld, W ^a   Price, V H ^a   Van Neste, D ^a   Roberts, J L ^a   Hordinsky, M ^a   Shapiro, J ^a   Binkowitz, B ^a   Gormley, G J ^a   Asarch, R ^a   Birchall, N ^a   Boersma, I H ^a   Brenner, S ^a   Bruno, K ^a   Buntin, D ^a   Burg, G ^a   Cilliers, J ^a   Cotterill, P ^a   Cunliffe, W J ^a   Ferguson, D ^a   Fiedler, V ^a   Fivenson, D ^a   Funicella, T ^a   Gencheff, C ^a   Gratton, D ^a   He, W ^a   Horwitz, S ^a   Imperato McGinley, J ^a   Santa Cruz, F J ^a   Katz, I ^a   Kelly, A P ^a   Kopera, D ^a   Kotey, P ^a   Lachapelle, J M ^a   Ling, M ^a   Lopez Bran, E ^a   Lowe, N ^a   Lucky, A ^a   Hull, S M ^a   McDonagh, A ^a   Mork, C ^a   Peck, G ^a   Prens, E ^a   Reygagne, P ^a   Rietschel, R ^a   Rittmaster, R ^a   Round, E ^a   Rufli, T ^a   Sadick, N ^a   Saiag, P ^a   Sanchez Pedreno, P ^a   Schmidt, J B ^a   Sher, M ^a   Shupack, J ^a   Steiner, D ^a   Stewart, D ^a   Stiller, M ^a   Stough, D ^a   Swinehart, J ^a   Swinyer, L ^a   Todd, G ^a   Unger, W ^a   Waldstreicher, J ^a   Weinstein, G ^a   Weiss, D ^a   Weiss, J ^a   Whitmore, S E ^a   Wolff, H ^a   more..

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINASTERIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TESTOSTERONE METABOLISM;

EID: 0031683562     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(98)70007-6     Document Type: Article

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