Assessment of Heavy Metal and Trace Element Levels in Patients with Telogen Effluvium

    January 2018 in “ PubMed ”
    İbrahim Halil Yavuz, Göknur Özaydın Yavuz, Serap Güneş Bilgili … Canan Demir
    Studysummary This study suggests that elevated levels of certain heavy metals, rather than zinc, may play a causative role in primary chronic telogen effluvium.
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