Clinical characteristics and prognostic factors in early-onset alopecia totalis and alopecia universalis

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 799-802

  Cho, Hyun Hee ^a   Jo, Seong Jin ^a,b   Paik, Seung Hwan ^a   Jeon, Hye Chan ^a   Kim, Kyu Han ^a,b   Eun, Hee Chul ^a,b   Kwon, Oh Sang ^a,b  

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

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Age of onset; Alopecia totalis; Alopecia universalis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA; ALOPECIA AREATA; ALOPECIA TOTALIS; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAIL DISEASE; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ALOPECIA; ALOPECIA AREATA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAIL DISEASES; PROGNOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866495464     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2012.27.7.799     Document Type: Article

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