Treatment Options for Alopecia Areata

    September 2011 in “ Expert Review of Dermatology ”
    Stamatis Gregoriou, Charalambos Kazakos, Dimitrios Rigopoulos
    Studysummary This review discusses various treatment options for alopecia areata, noting a lack of consensus on grading and treatment algorithms, and reports no new clinical results.
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