Physiological changes in scalp, facial and body hair after the menopause: A cross-sectional population-based study of subjective changes

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 508-513

  Ali, I ^a   Wojnarowska, F ^b  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY HAIR; CHIN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EUROPE; FACIAL HAIR; FEMALE; HAIR; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR LOSS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP HAIR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ALOPECIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACE; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCALP;

EID: 79952367399     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.10156.x     Document Type: Article

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