Patient-perceived importance of negative effects of androgenetic alopecia in women

Journal of Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1091-1095

  Girman, Cynthia J ^a   Hartmaier, Susan ^b   Roberts, Janet ^c   Bergfeld, Wilma ^d   Waldstreicher, Joanne ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b Hartmaier Consulting   (United States)

^c Northwest Cutaneous Research Specialists   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JEALOUSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM;

EID: 0032720223     PISSN: 15246094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.1.1999.8.1091     Document Type: Article

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