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The paper concludes that the patchiness of alopecia areata is likely due to when the immune attack happens in the hair growth cycle.
Premature greying of hair affects the social lives of medical students but not their self-esteem.
Lichen planopilaris and frontal fibrosing alopecia are likely the same disease with different clinical appearances.
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September 2013 in “Therapeutic Drug Monitoring” First Nation individuals had higher hair cortisol levels, indicating more chronic stress.
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