Bleaching phototrichogram: An improved method for hair growth assessment

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 782-787

  Lee, Seung Ho ^a   Kwon, Oh Sang ^a   Oh, Jun Kyu ^b   Park, Won Seok ^c   Moon, Sang Eun ^a   Eun, Hee Chul ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Rich Hair Clinic   (South Korea)

^c AmorePacific Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bleaching; Hair density; Linear hair growth rate; Phototrichogram

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH RATE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 28244472367     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2005.tb00845.x     Document Type: Article

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