Prevalence of androgenetic alopecia in China: A community-based study in six cities

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 843-847

  Wang, T L ^a   Zhou, C ^a   Shen, Y W ^a   Wang, X Y ^a   Ding, X L ^a   Tian, S ^a   Liu, Y ^a   Peng, G H ^a   Xue, S Q ^b   Zhou, J E ^b   Wang, R L ^c   Meng, X M ^d   Pei, G D ^e   Bai, Y H ^f   Liu, Q ^g   Li, H ^h   Zhang, J Z ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

^b Yingxin Hospital   (China)

^c First Hospital of LiangShan   (China)

^d CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (China)

^e Central Hospital   (China)

^f People's Hospital of Hulunbeir   (China)

^g Zichuan Hospital   (China)

^h Department of Dermatology   (China)

Author keywords

Androgenetic alopecia; China; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CHINA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAIR LOSS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; ALOPECIA; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALOPECIA; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; CITIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949796490     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.09640.x     Document Type: Article

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