Hair growth parameters in pre- and postmenopausal women

Aging Hair

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 49-60

  Mirmirani, Paradi ^a   Luo, Fangyi ^b   Youngquist, Scott R ^b   Fisher, Brian K ^b   Li, James ^b   Oblong, John ^b   Dawson, Thomas L ^c  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Sharon Woods Technical Center   (United States)

^c PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

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EID: 84855495936     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-02636-2_6     Document Type: Chapter

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