Combination of topical garlic gel and betamethasone valerate cream in the treatment of localized alopecia areata: A double-blind randomized controlled study

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-32

  Hajheydari, Zohreh ^a   Jamshidi, Mojgan ^a   Akbari, Jafar ^a   Mohammadpour, Rezaali ^a  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alopecia areata; Garlic gel

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; GARLIC EXTRACT;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 33847341109     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.30648     Document Type: Article

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