Platelet-rich plasma as a potential treatment for noncicatricial alopecias

International Journal of Trichology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 54-63

  Maria Angeliki, Gkini ^a   Alexandros Efstratios, Kouskoukis ^a   Dimitris, Rigopoulos ^b   Konstantinos, Kouskoukis ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alopecia; hair loss; platelet rich plasma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937034222     PISSN: 09747753     EISSN: 09749241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-7753.160098     Document Type: Review

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