Alopecia
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| Alopecia as male pattern baldness at age 40 |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2] Ogechukwu Hannah Nnabude, MD
Synonyms and keywords: Atrichia; hair loss; bald; baldness; balding; hypotrichosis
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The content on this page was first contributed by: Steven Wiviott, M.D.
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