Hair-Raising News: A Study on Alopecia Areata Treatment

    January 2009 in “ Journal watch ”
    Mark V. Dahl
    Studysummary This study enrolled nine patients to investigate the effects of oral psoralen and ultraviolet A therapy plus oral prednisolone for treating alopecia areata.
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    Research cited in this study 1

    1. Combination Therapy With Oral PUVA and Corticosteroid for Recalcitrant Alopecia Areata Archives of dermatological research · 2009

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