'Atrophic telogen effluvium' from cytotoxic drugs and a randomized controlled trial to investigate the possible protective effect of pretreatment with a topical vitamin D3 analogue in humans

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 103-112

  Bleiker, T O ^a   Nicolaou, N ^a   Traulsen, J ^b   Hutchinson, P E ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b LEO PHARMA A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anagen effluvium; Randomized controlled trial; Topical calcipotriol

Indexed keywords

CALCIPOTRIOL; COLECALCIFEROL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 22944477090     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06608.x     Document Type: Article

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