Hair Loss in Children: A Clinicoetiological Study from South India

January 2021 in “ International Journal of Trichology ”

Varsha M. Shetty, Asha Gowrappala Shanmukhappa, HV Nataraj, Sacchidanand Sarvajnamurthy Aradhya

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