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October 2021 in “QJM: An International Journal of Medicine” Low iron levels are linked to premature graying of hair, but vitamin D levels are not.
Low serum ferritin levels are linked to specific types of hair loss in women.
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Serum iron levels should be checked, not just hemoglobin, for chronic diffuse hair loss in women.
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