The Increasing Incidence of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: In Search of Triggering Factors

    October 2017 in “ Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology ”
    Lidia Rudnicka, Adriana Rakowska
    Studysummary This study reports that variable environmental factors, including dietary habits, may contribute to the increasing incidence and diverse clinical presentations of frontal fibrosing alopecia.
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    1. Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: Clinical and Prognostic Classification JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 2017
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