Use of finasteride in the treatment of men with androgenetic alopecia (male pattern hair loss)

Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 20-23

  Shapiro, Jerry ^a   Kaufman, Keith D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgenetic alopecia; Dihydrotestosterone; Finasteride; Male pattern hair loss; Type 2 5 reductase

Indexed keywords

FINASTERIDE; PLACEBO; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SAFETY; EJACULATION DISORDER; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIBIDO DISORDER; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PEER REVIEW; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 0042870169     PISSN: 10870024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2003.12167.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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