What Women Want: Quantifying the Perception of Hair Amount - An Analysis of Hair Diameter and Density Changes with Age in Caucasian Women

April 2012 in “ British Journal of Dermatology ”

Clarence R. Robbins, Paradi Mirmirani, A.G. Messenger, M.P. Birch, R.S. Youngquist, Mina Tamura, T. Filloon, Fangyi Luo, Thomas L. Dawson

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Studysummary This study analyzed changes in hair diameter and density with age in Caucasian women, highlighting variations in perception of hair amount over time.

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