Iron and hair loss in women; what is deficiency? This is the real question!

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 518-519

  Rushton, D Hugh ^a   Dover, Robin ^a   Norris, Michael J ^a   Gilkes, Jeremy J H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HAIR LOSS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON THERAPY; LETTER; MENSTRUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ALOPECIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON;

EID: 33847080011     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.09.038     Document Type: Letter

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