Female Pattern Hair Loss and Metabolic Syndrome in Premenopausal Women

    January 2012 in “ Journal of the Egyptian Women's Dermatologic Society (Print) ”
    Marwa Zaki, Iman S. Ahmed
    Studysummary This study found that premenopausal women with female pattern hair loss had a higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome compared to healthy controls.
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