The epidemiology of childhood alopecia areata in China: A study of 226 patients

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-18

  Xiao, Feng Li ^a   Yang, Sen ^a   Liu, Jiang Bo ^a   He, Ping Ping ^a   Yang, Jie ^a   Cui, Yong ^a   Yan, Kai Lin ^a   Gao, Min ^a   Liang, Yan Hua ^a   Zhang, Xue Jun ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE OF ONSET; ALOPECIA AREATA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33645230914     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2006.00161.x     Document Type: Article

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