Quality of Life with Alopecia Areata Versus Androgenetic Alopecia Assessed Using Hair Specific Skindex-29

January 2018 in “ Annals of Dermatology ”

Myungsoo Jun, Dong Hoon Keum, Solam Lee, Beom Joon Kim, Won Young Lee

alopecia areata androgenetic alopecia Hair Specific Skindex-29 quality of life disease severity AA AGA

Studysummary Alopecia areata and androgenetic alopecia affect quality of life similarly.

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