Health-Related Quality of Life in Men and Women with Androgenetic Alopecia Using Low-Intensity Light Therapy

    June 2020
    Leonardo de Medeiros Quirino
    Studysummary This study found that low-intensity light therapy improved quality of life related to emotional, psychosocial, and symptom domains in individuals with androgenic alopecia, with a greater impact observed in women.
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