Iron deficiency and hair loss - Nothing new?

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 203-204

  Rushton, D Hugh ^a   Bergfeld, Wilma F ^b   Gilkes, Jeremy J H ^c   Van Neste, Dominique ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Brussels and Skinterface   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BLOOD SAMPLING; CHRONIC TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE PATTERN HAIR LOSS; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON DEFICIENCY; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALOPECIA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79958823934     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.02.020     Document Type: Letter

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