Differences in comorbidity profiles between early-onset and late-onset alopecia areata patients: A retrospective study of 871 Korean patients

Annals of Dermatology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 722-726

  Lee, Noo Ri ^a   Kim, Bo Kyung ^a   Yoon, Na Young ^a   Lee, Sung Yul ^a   Ahn, Seok Yong ^a   Lee, Won Soo ^a  

^a Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alopecia areata; Autoimmune diseases; Comorbidity; Onset age

Indexed keywords

EID: 84913590619     PISSN: 10139087     EISSN: 20053894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5021/ad.2014.26.6.722     Document Type: Article

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