Hair Diameter Diversity: A Clinical Sign Reflecting Follicle Miniaturization

    May 2001 in “ PubMed ”
    Olivier de Lacharrière, Claire Deloche, Cosimo Misciali … Antonella Tosti
    Studysummary This study proposes a new clinical scoring method for hair density based on hair diameter diversity, which correlates with existing measures and reflects follicle miniaturization in androgenetic alopecia.
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