Prevalence of Male and Female Pattern Hair Loss in Maryborough

    August 2005 in “ Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings ”
    Desmond C.C. Gan, Rodney Sinclair
    Studysummary This study found that the prevalence of androgenetic alopecia increases with age among both men and women in Maryborough, Australia, with 57% of women and 73.5% of men aged 80 and over affected.
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