Quality of Life and Psychosocial Impact of Scarring and Non-Scarring Alopecia in Women

    January 2015 in “ Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft ”
    Alexandros Katoulis, Christos Christodoulou, Aikaterini I. Liakou … Dimitrios Rigopoulos
    Studysummary This study found that Greek adult women with scarring alopecia experience more significant psychological burden and quality of life impairment compared to those with non-scarring alopecia.
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