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. 2020 Nov;83(5):e353-e354.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.07.062. Epub 2020 Jul 22.

Male balding is a major risk factor for severe COVID-19

Justin Lee  1 , Ahmed Yousaf  1 , Wei Fang  2 , Michael S Kolodney  3
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Male balding is a major risk factor for severe COVID-19

Justin Lee et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Nov.

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    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 Sep;85(3):799. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.06.001. Epub 2021 Jun 8. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021. PMID: 34112515 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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