Pharmacologic Interventions in Aging Hair

    April 2006 in “ Clinical Interventions in Aging ”
    Ralph M. Trüeb
    Studysummary This review discusses factors affecting hair aging and the current pharmacological treatments for androgenetic alopecia, mentioning topical minoxidil and oral finasteride, but does not present new clinical findings.
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