Thyroid peroxidase antibodies in patients with telogen effluvium

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 980-982

  Baldari, M ^a   Guarrera, M ^a   Rebora, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY;

ALOPECIA AREATA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HAIR LOSS; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN DISEASE; TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM;

ALOPECIA AREATA; ANTIBODIES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 77954397522     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03589.x     Document Type: Letter

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