Editorial

Journal of Investigative Dermatology (1988) 91, 99–100; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12463392

The Paradox of Androgens and Balding: Where Are We Now?

Anne W Lucky

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

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