Bubble hair - A possible explanation for its distribution

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 380-382

  Krasnoff, Jennifer ^a   Glusac, Earl ^a   Bolognia, Jean L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HAIR DISEASE; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HAIR DISEASES; HUMANS;

EID: 0031777598     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1998.00463.x     Document Type: Article

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