The global burden of disease associated with alopecia areata
Br J Dermatol
.
2015;172(5):1424-6.
doi: 10.1111/bjd.13559.
Epub 2015 Mar 18.
Authors
C Karimkhani
1
,
L N Boyers
2
,
M Naghavi
3
,
L E Coffeng
3
,
J P Lott
4
5
,
S Wulf
3
,
R Hay
6
,
H C Williams
7
,
M A Weinstock
8
9
10
,
S A Norton
11
,
A W Armstrong
12
13
,
C A Dunnick
12
13
,
D A Norris
12
13
,
R P Dellavalle
12
13
14
Affiliations
1
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, U.S.A.
2
Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
3
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
4
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
5
VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, U.S.A.
6
Department of Dermatology, Kings College Hospital NHS Trust, London, U.K.
7
Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology, University of Nottingham, U.K.
8
Dermatoepidemiology Unit, VA Medical Center Providence, Providence, RI, U.S.A.
9
Department of Dermatology, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, U.S.A.
10
Departments of Dermatology and Epidemiology, Brown University, Providence, RI, U.S.A.
11
Dermatology Division, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
12
Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, U.S.A.
13
Dermatology Service, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
14
Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, U.S.A.
PMID:
25422028
DOI:
10.1111/bjd.13559
No abstract available
Publication types
Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
Alopecia Areata / epidemiology*
Cost of Illness
Global Health / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Prevalence