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The prevalence of male pattern baldness (MPB) in Caucasians is well documented by Norwood [1] and Hamilton [2]. Takashima, Iju, and Sudo [3] and Kakizo [4] studied MPB in Japanese and found that it was minimal before the age of 40 and, although incidence increased with age, it was lower than in Caucasians.
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Palakurthi, R.R. (2010). The Prevalence of Male Pattern Baldness in Asian Men. In: Pathomvanich, D., Imagawa, K. (eds) Hair Restoration Surgery in Asians. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-99659-0_2
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