Finasteride increases anagen hair in men with androgenetic alopecia

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 804-810

  Van Neste, D ^a   Fuh, V ^b   Sanchez Pedreno, P ^c   Lopez Bran, E ^d   Wolff, H ^e   Whiting, D ^f   Roberts, J ^g   Kopera, D ^h   Stene, J J ^h   Calvieri, S ⁱ   Tosti, A ^j   Prens, E ^k   Guarrera, M ^l   Kanojia, P ^l   He, W ^l   Kaufman, K D ^g  

^a Belgian Skin Study Center   (Belgium)

^b Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^f Dallas Associated Dermatologists   (United States)

^g University of Graz ^*

^h HAIR Technology Skinterface   (Austria)

ⁱ SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^j Ziekenhuis Walcheren   (Netherlands)

^k UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^l MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

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Author keywords

Androgenetic alopecia; Finasteride; Increased hair growth; Phototrichogram; Randomized double blind placebo controlled clinical trial; Scalp hair counts

Indexed keywords

FINASTERIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCALP HAIR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FINASTERIDE; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033751660     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03780.x     Document Type: Article

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