Epidemiological Landscape of Androgenetic Alopecia in the US: An All of Us Cross-Sectional Study

    February 2025 in “ PLoS ONE ”
    Aditya K. Gupta, Tong Wang, Vasiliki Economopoulos
    Studysummary This study provides an overview of androgenetic alopecia in the USA, highlighting social determinants, differences in onset between genders, and how management varies by age and gender.
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