Female Pattern Hair Loss: A Retrospective Study in a Tertiary Referral Center

    January 2016 in “ International Journal of Trichology ”
    Tee Wei Siah, Llorenia Muir-Green, Jerry Shapiro
    Studysummary This study observed that many female pattern hair loss patients had concurrent conditions such as telogen effluvium, hypothyroidism, and hypertension, with a significant percentage having low Vitamin D levels.
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