What's Missing From This Picture? An Approach to Alopecia in Children

    November 2007 in “ Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education & Practice ”
    Peter A. Lio
    Studysummary This review discusses common causes of alopecia in children, such as telogen effluvium and alopecia areata, and highlights diagnostic and therapeutic challenges, but presents no new clinical results.
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