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Hair loss is always very distressful and considerably impacts the patient’s quality of life. Patients may complain of increased shedding, hair thinning, or both. It is therefore very important to assess both these parameters in all cases.
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Marsh, J., Gray, J., Tosti, A. (2015). Hair Density Reduction. In: Healthy Hair. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18386-2_6
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