The effects of finasteride on scalp skin and serum androgen levels in men with androgenetic alopecia

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 550-554

  Drake, L ^a   Hordinsky, M ^a   Fiedler, V ^a   Swinehart, J ^a   Unger, W P ^a   Cotterill, P C ^a   Thiboutot, D M ^a   Lowe, N ^a   Jacobson, C ^a   Whiting, D ^a   Stieglitz, S ^a   Kraus, S J ^a   Griffin, E I ^a   Weiss, D ^a   Carrington, P ^a   Gencheff, C ^a   Cole, G W ^a   Pariser, D M ^a   Epstein, E S ^a   Tanaka, W ^a   Dallob, A ^a   Vandormael, K ^a   Geissler, L ^a   Waldstreicher, J ^a   more..

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; FINASTERIDE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HAIR GROWTH; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIBIDO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0032860969     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(99)80051-6     Document Type: Article

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