Alopecia: Children Are Not Just Little People

    September 2015 in “ Clinics in Dermatology ”
    Lynne J. Goldberg, Leslie Castelo‐Soccio
    Studysummary This article discusses how the diagnosis and management of alopecia differ significantly between adults and children, emphasizing age-specific approaches but reports no new clinical findings.
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