Further information related to this fact sheet: Hair loss.
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DermNet NZ.
North East Valley Division of General Practice.
Trichotillomania Learning Center.
Support groups
Alopecia Areata Support Association, Melbourne, Australia.
References used for this fact sheet
- A–Z of skin: Hair loss and baldness, Australasian College of Dermatologists. More information here.
- Hair loss, MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, US Government. More information here.
- Alopecia areata: What is it? North East Valley Division General Practice, Victoria, Australia. More information here.
- What is compulsive hair pulling, Trichotillomania Learning Center, Santa Cruz, USA. More information here.
- About Alopecia Areata - FAQs, National Alopecia Areata Foundation, USA. More information here.
- Hair loss, 2007, The Cancer Council Victoria. More information here.
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