Elevated aldosterone levels in patients with androgenetic alopecia

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 161, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1196-1198

  Arias Santiago, S ^a   Gutierrez Salmeron M T ^a   Castellote Caballero, L ^a   Naranjo Sintes, R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN CECILIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aldosterone levels; Androgenetic alopecia; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE;

ADULT; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; ALDOSTERONE; ALOPECIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SPAIN;

EID: 71949103086     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09293.x     Document Type: Article

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