Alopecia areata in the elderly: A 10-year retrospective study

Annals of Dermatology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 411-416

  Jang, Yong Hyun ^a   Park, Kyung Hea ^a   Kim, Sang Lim ^a   Lim, Hyun Jung ^a,b   Lee, Weon Ju ^a   Lee, Seok Jong ^a   Kim, Do Won ^a,c  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b BL Plastic Surgery and Dermatology Clinic   (South Korea)

^c Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aged; Alopecia areata; Autoimmune diseases

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938821879     PISSN: 10139087     EISSN: 20053894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5021/ad.2015.27.4.411     Document Type: Article

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