Classification and Scoring of Androgenetic Alopecia (Male and Female Pattern)

January 2017 in “ Springer eBooks ”

Alireza Firooz, Ali Rajabi-Estarabadi, Hamed Zartab, Hournaz Hassanzadeh, Yahya Dowlati

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Studysummary The document explains how hair loss patterns in men and women, known as Androgenetic alopecia, are classified using the Hamilton-Norwood system for men and the Ludwig grade system for women.

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