There is no clear association between low serum ferritin and chronic diffuse telogen hair loss

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 982-984

  Sinclair, Rodney ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Androgenetic alopecia; Ferritin; Telogen effluvium

Indexed keywords

CYPROTERONE ACETATE; FERRITIN; IRON; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IRON STORAGE; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; SCALP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IRON; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036434634     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2002.04997.x     Document Type: Article

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