Fortnightly Review: Male Pattern Androgenetic Alopecia

    September 1998 in “ BMJ ”
    Rodney Sinclair
    Studysummary This article reviews the pathogenesis, genetic basis, and recent treatment breakthroughs for androgenetic alopecia but reports no new clinical findings.
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