Trichoscopy Criteria for Diagnosing Female Androgenic Alopecia

    May 2008 in “ Nature Precedings ”
    Adriana Rakowska, Monika Słowińska, Elzbieta Kowalska-Oledzka … Lidia Rudnicka
    Studysummary In this study, trichoscopy was used to diagnose female androgenic alopecia with 92% specificity by identifying specific hair and scalp patterns.
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