Subclinical speckled perifollicular melanosis of the scalp

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 565-568

  Petit, Ludivine ^a   Piérard Franchimont, Claudine ^a   Saint Léger, Didier ^b   Loussouarn, Geneviève ^b   Piérard, Gérald E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b L ORÉAL RECHERCHE   (France)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Hair; Melanin; Photoageing; Ultraviolet light

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOSIS; SCALP; TELEVISION CAMERA; TRUNK; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; CHILD; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCALP DERMATOSES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0036861011     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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