Hair extensions: A concerning cause of hair disorders

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 207-209

  Yang, A ^a   Iorizzo, M ^b   Vincenzi, C ^b   Tosti, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute telogen effluvium; Hair extensions; Hair matting; Traction alopecia

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ALOPECIA; ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; HAIR; HAIR DISEASE; HAIR EXTENSION; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACTION ALOPECIA;

ALOPECIA; BARBERING; FEMALE; HAIR DISEASES; HUMANS; SCALP; TRACTION;

EID: 57649174136     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08924.x     Document Type: Letter

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