Follow-up study on the relationship between alopecia areata and risk of autoimmune diseases

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 228-229

  Chen, Chao Hung ^a,b,c   Wang, Kuo Hsien ^d   Lin, Herng Ching ^d   Chung, Shiu Dong ^d,e,f  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^c MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BULLOUS PEMPHIGOID; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSORIASIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TAIWAN; ADOLESCENT; AGED; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; COMPLICATION; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA AREATA; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84956778421     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.13165     Document Type: Letter

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