Hair graying pattern depends on gender, onset age and smoking habits

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 160-161

  Jo, Seong Jin ^a   Paik, Seung Hwan ^a   Choi, Jae Woo ^a   Lee, Jong Hee ^a,b   Cho, Soyun ^a,b   Kim, Kyu Han ^a   Eun, Hee Chul ^a   Kwon, Oh Sang ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; FEMALE; GRAY HAIR; HAIR COLOR; HUMAN; KOREA; LETTER; LIFESPAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHILD; FEMALE; HAIR COLOR; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859622143     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1181     Document Type: Letter

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