Thomas more syndrome

Dermatology

Volumn 220, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-56

  Trüeb, Ralph M ^a   Navarini, Alexander A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Canities subita; Marie Antoinette; Thomas More

Indexed keywords

ALOPECIA AREATA; CANITIES SUBITA; EYEBROW; HAIR DISCOLORATION; HAIR DISEASE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; IMMUNE COMPLEX DEPOSITION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LETTER; MENTAL STRESS; PHAGOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP HAIR; SKIN APPENDAGE DISEASE; THOMAS MORE SYNDROME;

EYEBROWS; FEMALE; HAIR COLOR; HAIR DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; SYNDROME;

EID: 76649100103     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000249512     Document Type: Letter

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