Thickness, medullation and growth rate of female scalp hair are subject to significant variation according to pigmentation and scalp location during ageing

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 28-32

  Van Neste, Dominique ^a  

^a Belgian Skin Study Center   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ageing; Clinical trial; Greying; Hair growth; Hair loss; Phototrichogram; Pigmentation; Woman

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALOPECIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HAIR COLOR; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; MICROSCOPY; SCALP HAIR; SEXUAL MATURATION;

AGED; AGING; ALOPECIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HAIR; HAIR COLOR; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PIGMENTATION; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; SCALP; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0442282032     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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