Serum levels of total immunoglobulin E in patients with alopecia areata: Relationship with clinical type of the disease

Acta Dermatovenerologica Croatica

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 149-152

  Kasumagić Halilovíc, Emina ^a   Prohić, Asja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Author keywords

Alopecia areata; Total serum immunoglobulin E

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE;

EID: 33750040002     PISSN: 1330027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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