Publications by authors named "Katherine B Reed"

Background: The literature suggests that iron deficiency (ID) may play a role in female pattern hair loss (FPHL) or in chronic telogen effluvium (CTE).

Objective: We sought to determine if ID is more common in women with FPHL and/or CTE than in control subjects without hair loss.

Methods: This was a controlled study of 381 Caucasian women aged 18 years or older with FPHL or CTE seen in the Duke University Hair Disorders Clinic, Durham, NC, and 76 Caucasian women aged 18 years or older from the university environs who had no history or physical findings of hair loss (control subjects).

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