Male Pattern Baldness: Current Treatments, Future Prospects

    July 2008 in “ Drug Discovery Today ”
    Justine A. Ellis, Rodney Sinclair
    Studysummary This review addresses the limited efficacy of current treatments for male pattern baldness and explains that emerging genetic insights could lead to more effective future therapies.
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