Alopecia related to low dose oral contraceptive

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 266, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 46-47

  Yokoyama, Y ^a   Sato, S ^a   Saito, Y ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Case report; Low dose oral contraceptive

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORETHISTERONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; NORETHINDRONE;

EID: 0036941666     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00007489     Document Type: Article

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