Does degree of baldness influence vitamin D status?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 189, Issue 11-12, 2008, Pages 674-675

  Bolland, Mark J ^a   Ames, Ruth W ^a   Grey, Andrew B ^a   Horne, Anne M ^a   Mason, Barbara H ^a   Gamble, Greg D ^a   Reid, Ian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; HAIR LOSS; HAMILTON NORWOOD SCALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 58149340075     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb02241.x     Document Type: Article

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