Ann Dermatol.  2012 Aug;24(3):370-372. 10.5021/ad.2012.24.3.370.

Efficacy of Finasteride 1.25 mg on Female Pattern Hair Loss; Pilot Study

• Kim WJ
• Song M
• Ko HC
• Kim BS
• Kim MB

• KMID: 2265318
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2012.24.3.370

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Female
Finasteride
Hair
Humans
Pilot Projects
Finasteride

Figure

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  Fig. 1 The patients with improved physician's global assessment score (+1) after 7 months of daily finasteride 1.25 mg medication.

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