Determinants of Marginal Traction Alopecia in African Girls and Women

    Nonhlanhla P. Khumalo, S. Jessop, Freedom Gumedze, Rodney Ehrlich
    Studysummary This study found that traction alopecia risk was higher in adults than children and increased further when traction was combined with chemically relaxed hair.
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    1. Traction Alopecia: 2% Topical Minoxidil Shows Promise. Report of Two Cases Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 2006