Estimation of Serum Ferritin Level in Female Patients with Telogen Effluvium

    January 2012 in “ Hair therapy & transplantation ”
    Mohamed Kotb Ibrahem, Essam Bakr Abd-Elal, Ahmed Rashad El Shahed … Mohamed L. Elsaie
    Studysummary This study found no significant link between iron metabolism, including serum ferritin and hemoglobin levels, and telogen effluvium in women under 40 years old.
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