Male pattern hair loss: Prevention rather than regrowth

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 728-731

  Ramos e Silva, Marcia ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; FINASTERIDE; MINOXIDIL; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE;

ANDROGEN METABOLISM; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ALOPECIA; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0033765694     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2000.00068.x     Document Type: Review

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