Dermoscopy in female androgenic alopecia: Method standardization and diagnostic criteria

International Journal of Trichology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 123-130

  Rakowska, Adriana ^a   Slowinska, Monika ^a   Kowalska Oledzka, Elzbieta ^a   Olszewska, Malgorzata ^b   Rudnicka, Lidia ^a,b  

^a CSK MSWiA ^*  (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Alopecia; dermoscopy; hair; trichoscopy; videodermoscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957257604     PISSN: 09747753     EISSN: 09749241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-7753.58555     Document Type: Conference Paper

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