Alopecia areata: Diagnosis and management

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 19-24

  Shapiro, Jerry ^a,b   Madani, Shabnam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; DIPHENCYPRONE; DITHRANOL; MINOXIDIL; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ALOPECIA AREATA; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; NAIL DYSTROPHY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SUPPORT GROUP; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALOPECIA AREATA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0032972111     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1999.00004.x     Document Type: Review

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