The Current State of Play in the Histopathologic Assessment of Alopecia: Two for One or One for Two?

    February 2013 in “ Journal of Cutaneous Pathology ”
    Ameet Tailor, Ruth Asher, Paul Craig … Catherine M. Stefanato
    Studysummary This review evaluates various biopsy protocols for alopecia diagnosis and discusses the authors' experience with the St John's protocol but presents no new clinical findings.
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