A Practitioner's Guide to Hair Loss Part 1: History, Biology, Genetics, Prevention, Conventional Treatments, and Herbals

    June 2004 in “ Alternative and Complementary Therapies ”
    John J. Janowiak, Carson Ham
    Studysummary This article reviews the history, biology, genetics, prevention, conventional treatments, and herbal alternatives for hair loss, but reports no new research findings.
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