Androgenetic Alopecia Among Hospital Staff: A Study of Prevalence, Types, and a Comparison with the General Population in a Secondary Hospital in China

    September 2021 in “ Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology ”
    Zhanglei Mu, Yanjun Gao, Kun Li … Jianzhong Zhang
    Studysummary This study found that male hospital staff in China had a higher prevalence of androgenetic alopecia compared to the general male population, while there was no significant difference among females.
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