Medical Hypotheses
Volume 55, Issue 5 , Pages 445-449 , November 2000

The relationship between thyroxine, oestradiol, and postnatal alopecia, with relevance to women’s health in general

Received 23 August 1999 ,Accepted 29 November 1999.

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doi: 10.1054/mehy.2000.1087

Medical Hypotheses
Volume 55, Issue 5 , Pages 445-449 , November 2000

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