Scalp hair diameter increases during pregnancy

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 525-530

  Nissimov, J ^a   Elchalal, U ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SCALP; SCALP HAIR; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; SCALP;

EID: 0041909902     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2003.01331.x     Document Type: Article

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