Androgenetic alopecia: Quality-of-life and associated lifestyle patterns

International Journal of Trichology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 81-85

  Sawant, Neena ^a   Chikhalkar, Siddhi ^a   Mehta, Varun ^a   Ravi, Malvika ^a   Madke, Bhushan ^a   Khopkar, Uday ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Alopecia Areata; histopathology; non scarring alopecia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865459769     PISSN: 09747753     EISSN: 09749241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-7753.77510     Document Type: Conference Paper

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