Hairdressing and the prevalence of scalp disease in African adults

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 157, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 981-988

  Khumalo, N P ^a   Jessop, S ^a   Gumedze, F ^a   Ehrlich, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acne (folliculitis) keloidalis nuchae; African hair; Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia; Hairdressing; Scalp disease; Traction alopecia

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC;

ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCALP; SKIN BLEEDING; SKIN DISEASE;

ACNE KELOID; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALOPECIA; BARBERING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HAIR PREPARATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SCALP DERMATOSES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 35348893390     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08146.x     Document Type: Article

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