An Update of Hair Shaft Disorders

    October 1996 in “ Dermatologic clinics ”
    R.P.R. Dawber
    Studysummary This review outlines the diagnostic criteria for congenital and hereditary hair shaft abnormalities and emphasizes the need to understand the weathering process in assessing these disorders.
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