The presence of loose anagen hairs obtained by hair pull in the normal population

Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 258-260

  Olsen, Elise A ^a   Bettencourt, Miriam S ^a   Coté, Nicole L ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

LA hairs; Loose anagen syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; LOOSE ANAGEN SYNDROME; PHENOTYPE; TRICHOTILLOMANIA;

EID: 0033389956     PISSN: 10870024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jidsp.5640225     Document Type: Conference Paper

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