Lifetime incidence risk of alopecia areata estimated at 2.1% by rochester epidemiology project, 1990-2009

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1141-1142

  Mirzoyev, Sultan A ^a   Schrum, Adam G ^b   Davis, Mark D P ^a   Torgerson, Rochelle R ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA AREATA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LETTER; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; POPULATION RISK; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALOPECIA AREATA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; REGISTRIES; RISK; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897035962     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2013.464     Document Type: Letter

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