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Alopecia areata: Support groups and meetings – how can it help your patient?
Author(s) -
KALABOKES VICTORIA D.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
dermatologic therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1529-8019
pISSN - 1396-0296
DOI - 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2011.01418.x
Subject(s) - alopecia areata , medicine , dermatology , foundation (evidence) , family medicine , medline , archaeology , political science , law , history
Many people with alopecia areata find the fellowship of the support groups provides them with the help they need to cope. They find that they are not alone, how others have coped, what doctors and treatments have been tried, and what the results have been. The National Alopecia Areata Foundation offers support groups throughout the world to refer patients.