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Alopecia Areata (cont.)

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Organizations

National Alopecia Areata Foundation
14 Mitchell Boulevard
San Rafael, CA 94903
Phone: (415) 472-3780
Fax: (415) 472-5343
Email: info@naaf.org
Web Address: www.naaf.org

The National Alopecia Areata Foundation (NAAF) funds research and research workshops that promote knowledge about alopecia areata, its causes, and treatments. The NAAF provides local support and education for people who have alopecia areata and for their families and also acts as an advocate for people who have alopecia areata.


National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health
NIAID Office of Communications and Government Relations
6610 Rockledge Drive, MSC 6612
Bethesda, MD 20892-6612
Phone: 1-866-284-4107 toll-free
Phone: (301) 496-5717
Fax: (301) 402-3573
TDD: 1-800-877-8339
Web Address: www.niaid.nih.gov

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases conducts research and provides consumer information on infectious and immune-system-related diseases.


References

Citations

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

  2. Habif TP (2010). Hair diseases. In Clinical Dermatology: A Color Guide to Diagnosis and Therapy, 5th ed., pp. 913–935. Edinburgh: Mosby Elsevier.

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

  4. Aghaei S (2005). Topical immunotherapy of severe alopecia areata with diphenylcyclopropenone (DPCP): Experience in an Iranian population. BMC Dermatology, 5: 6.

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