Evaluation and Diagnosis of the Hair Loss Patient

    Thamer Mubki, Lidia Rudnicka, Małgorzata Olszewska, Jerry Shapiro
    Studysummary This article discusses the history taking and clinical examination process for diagnosing alopecia and outlines a diagnostic approach, noting that it reports no new clinical results.
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