Premature Hair Graying and Its Associated Factors Among Medical Students and Resident Physicians at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

    May 2025 in “ Healthcare ”
    Inaam B. Aldamanhori, Nada Alghamdi, Sadan Mohammed Al Harbi … Moataza M. Abdel Wahab
    Studysummary This study observed that premature hair graying was more prevalent among obese individuals, those with vitamin B12 and D deficiencies, smokers, and people with high stress, regardless of whether they were medical or non-medical students at a university in Saudi Arabia.
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