The Epidemiology of Hairstyle-Related African Hair Disorders in an Urban Township in South Africa

    January 2007 in “ Belarusian State Pedagogical University repository (Belarusian State Pedagogical University) ”
    Nonhlanhla P. Khumalo
    Studysummary This thesis presents a review and cross-sectional studies on the prevalence of specific scalp disorders among Africans, examining potential links with hairstyles and proposing a new severity scoring system for traction alopecia.
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