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    Management of Hair Loss in Women

    January 1993 in “ Dermatologic Clinics ”
    D. H. Rushton
    Studysummary This paper reviews diffuse androgen-dependent alopecia and chronic telogen effluvium in women, highlighting diagnostic challenges and management issues, but reports no new clinical findings; the authors suggest effective treatments are available.
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