Gender differences in alopecia areata

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 409-413

  Lundin, Michael ^a   Chawa, Simran ^a   Sachdev, Amit ^b   Bhanusali, Dhaval ^c   Seiffert Sinha, Kristina ^d   Sinha, Animesh A ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; ATOPY; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAIL DISEASE; ONSET AGE; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROID DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CAUCASIAN; CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETICS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NAIL DISEASES; NORTH AMERICA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALOPECIA AREATA; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAIL DISEASES; NORTH AMERICA; SEX FACTORS; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900557793     PISSN: 15459616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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