Traction Alopecia: How to Translate Study Data for Public Education-Closing the KAP Gap?

Dermatologic Clinics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 153-161

  Mirmirani, Paradi ^a,b,c   Khumalo, Nonhlanhla P ^d  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African hair; Alopecia; Hair grooming; Hair loss; KAP gap; Public education; Traction alopecia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; MINOXIDIL; TRIAMCINOLONE; COSMETIC;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALOPECIA; ALOPECIA AREATA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FRONTAL FIBROSING ALOPECIA; HAIR; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR LOSS; HAIR TRANSPLANTATION; HAIRSTYLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEREDITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTRICHOSIS; MARGINAL TRACTION ALOPECIA SEVERITY SCORE; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN CARE; TRACTION ALOPECIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLACK PERSON; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; INJURIES; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROCEDURES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ALOPECIA; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR PREPARATIONS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84897095877     PISSN: 07338635     EISSN: 15580520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2013.12.003     Document Type: Review

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