Female Pattern Hair Loss: An Overview

    January 2015 in “ Current problems in dermatology ”
    D. Ioannides, Elizabeth Lazaridou
    Studysummary This review addresses treatment approaches for female pattern hair loss, highlighting that combining different therapies may be more effective than single treatments, but no new results are reported.
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