Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 60, Issue 4 , Pages 660-668 , April 2009

Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia: Past, present, and future

  • Raechele Cochran Gathers, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Raechele Cochran Gathers, MD, Multicultural Dermatology Center, Henry Ford Hospital, 3031 W Grand Blvd, Suite 800, Detroit, MI 48202.
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  • Henry W. Lim, MD

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 Funding sources: None.

 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

PII: S0190-9622(08)01444-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.09.066

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 60, Issue 4 , Pages 660-668 , April 2009

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