Central Hair Loss in African American Women: Incidence and Potential Risk Factors

    Elise A. Olsen, Valerie D. Callender, Amy J. McMichael … Wilma F. Bergfeld
    Studysummary In this study, a photographic scale and questionnaire revealed that extensive central scalp hair loss was observed in 5.6% of African American women, with an association to a history of tinea capitis.
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