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Hair Loss (cont.)

Synonyms and Keywords

hair loss, alopecia, balding, male pattern baldness, bald

Authors and Editors

Author: Patrick Yorba, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center.

Coauthor(s): J Stephen Huff, MD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Neurology, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Health System; Mark A Mullins, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, UMASS Memorial Medical Center.

Editors: Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Ron Fuerst, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Carolina College of Medicine; Director, Children's Emergency Center, Children's Hospital of Richland Memorial Hospital.

Last Editorial Review: 8/10/2005




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