Iron deficiency and hair loss: The jury is still out

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 903-906

  Olsen, Elise A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINASTERIDE; IRON;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRON DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN APPENDAGE DISEASE; TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM;

ALOPECIA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; IRON;

EID: 33646078606     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.10.038     Document Type: Editorial

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