Measuring Patient Quality of Life Following Treatment for Alopecia

    Kunlawat Thadanipon, Poonkiat Suchonwanit
    Studysummary This review discusses how alopecia impacts patients' quality of life and evaluates the use and limitations of HRQoL questionnaires without reporting new clinical results.
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