Women who present with female pattern hair loss tend to underestimate the severity of their hair loss

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 750-752

  Biondo, S ^a   Goble, D ^a   Sinclair, R ^b,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Androgenetic alopecia; Psychological impact; Self assessment scale; Self perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEMALE PATTERN HAIR LOSS; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHOTOGRAPHY; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 2342459748     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0007-0963.2003.05809.x     Document Type: Article

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