Reduced level of 25-hydroxyvitamin d in chronic/relapsing alopecia areata

Dermato-Endocrinology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 271-273

  D'Ovidio, Roberto ^a   Vessio, Margherita ^b   D'Ovidio, Francesco Domenico ^c  

^a Associazione Italiana Dermatologi Ambulatoriali   (Italy)

^b MIULLI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alopecia areata; Autoimmunity; Seasonality; Vitamin d

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; PARATHYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE;

EID: 84885114925     PISSN: 19381972     EISSN: 19381980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/derm.24411     Document Type: Article

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