The diagnosis of androgenetic alopecia

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 8, Issue , 1998, Pages 18-23

  Olsen, Elise A ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN;

ALOPECIA; ANDROGEN METABOLISM; BIOPSY; FAMILY HISTORY; HAIR GROWTH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SCALP HAIR;

EID: 0032466535     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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