Alopecia areata and down syndrome: A true association or a coincidence

International Journal of Trichology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 227-228

  Ramot, Yuval ^a   Molho Pessach, Vered ^a   Tenenbaum, Ariel ^a   Zlotogorski, Abraham ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

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EID: 84898972885     PISSN: 09747753     EISSN: 09749241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-7753.130425     Document Type: Letter

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