A randomized, single-blind trial of 5% minoxidil foam once daily versus 2% minoxidil solution twice daily in the treatment of androgenetic alopecia in women

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Blume Peytavi, Ulrike ^a   Hillmann, Kathrin ^a   Dietz, Ekkehart ^a   Canfield, Douglas ^b   Garcia Bartels, Natalie ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Canfield Scientific Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

androgenetic alopecia; female pattern hair loss; hair preparations; hypertrichosis; minoxidil; topical administration; topical foam; topical solution

Indexed keywords

MINOXIDIL; PLACEBO; PROPYLENE GLYCOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANDRUFF; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERANCE; DYSPNEA; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HAIR; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; HYPERTRICHOSIS; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; MALE; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; NAUSEA; PAPULE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCALP PAIN; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 81155150327     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.09.724     Document Type: Article

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