What is normal black African hair? A light and scanning electron-microscopic study

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 814-820

  Khumalo, N P ^a   Doe, P T ^a   Dawber, R P R ^a   Ferguson, D J P ^b  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; HAIR; HAIR DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0033752493     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2000.107958     Document Type: Article

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