Association of type 2 diabetes with central-scalp hair loss in a large cohort study of African American women

• Main Authors: Patricia F. Coogan, ScD (Author), Traci N. Bethea, PhD (Author), Yvette C. Cozier, ScD (Author), Kimberly A. Bertrand, ScD (Author), Julie R. Palmer, ScD (Author), Lynn Rosenberg, ScD (Author), Yolanda Lenzy, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Hair loss on the central scalp commonly occurs among African American (AA) women and can pose substantial psychosocial burdens. The causes of hair loss remain obscure, although type 2 diabetes has been hypothesized to increase the risk of hair loss. The objective of the present study was...