Premature grey hair and hair loss among smokers: a new opportunity for health education?: Table 1
BMJPublished 21 December 1996Open access
J G Mosley, A C C Gibbs
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This study was designed to test the hypothesis that premature hair change may be causally associated with cigarette smoking, and all new patients attending a general surgical outpatient clinic were studied over three months.
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MedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
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