Gender-Specific Risk Factors for Androgenetic Alopecia in the Korean General Population: Associations with Medical Comorbidities and General Health Behaviors

    January 2018 in “ International Journal of Dermatology ”
    Bo Yeon Kim, Sung Choe, Hee-Chul Chung … Won Young Lee
    Studysummary In this study, male Koreans with androgenetic alopecia showed a significant association with hypertension, whereas females did not demonstrate this link.
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