Alopecia areata in children: A clinical profile

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 482-485

  Nanda, Arti ^a   Al Fouzan, Abdulwahab S ^a   Al Hasawi, Fowzia ^a  

^a Asad' Al Hamad Dermatology Center   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HAIR LOSS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; KUWAIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

AGE OF ONSET; ALOPECIA AREATA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KUWAIT; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036861512     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2002.00215.x     Document Type: Article

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