Illness Perception in Patients with Androgenetic Alopecia and Alopecia Areata in China

    May 2016 in “ Journal of Psychosomatic Research ”
    Nanlan Yu, Huan Tan, Zhiqiang Song, Xichuan Yang
    Studysummary This study observed that in patients with androgenetic alopecia, illness perception was linked to higher psychological distress and lower quality of life compared to those with alopecia areata.
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