Medium-dose prednisolone pulse therapy in alopecia areata

Pinelopi Efentaki Dessau Medical Center; Dessau, Germany

Andreas Altenburg Dessau Medical Center; Dessau, Germany

Johannes Haerting Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg; Halle, Germany

Christos C. Zouboulis Dessau Medical Center, Dessau Germany

Pages 311-314 | Published online: 01 Nov 2009

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