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References

Citations

  1. MacDonald Hull SP, et al. (2003). Guidelines for the management of alopecia areata. British Journal of Dermatology, 149: 692–699.

  2. Springer K, et al. (2003). Common hair loss disorder. American Family Physician, 68(1): 93–102.

  3. Habif TB, et al. (2005). Hair and nail diseases. In Skin Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment, 2nd ed., pp. 516–541. Philadelphia: Elsevier Mosby.

  4. Whiting DA (2006). Disorders of hair. In DC Dale, DD Federman, eds., ACP Medicine, section 2, chap. 13. New York: WebMD.

Other Works Consulted

  • Hague J, Berth-Jones J (2010). Alopecia areata. In MG Lebwohl et al., eds., Treatment of Skin Disease: Comprehensive Therapeutic Strategies, 3rd ed., pp. 31–35. Edinburgh: Saunders Elsevier.

  • Unger WP, et al. (2010). Androgenetic alopecia. In MG Lebwohl et al., eds., Treatment of Skin Disease: Comprehensive Therapeutic Strategies, 3rd ed., pp. 36–38. Edinburgh: Saunders Elsevier.

  • Wolff K, Johnson RA (2009). Disorders of hair follicles and related disorders. In Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 6th ed., pp. 962–986. New York: McGraw-Hill.



Last Updated: June 4, 2010
Medical Review:
Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine

Alexander H. Murray, MD, FRCPC - Dermatology


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