Periodontitis and risk of alopecia areata: A nationwide population-based cohort study in Korea

Jong-Seung Kim^{1

2

3}, Il-Jae Lee⁴, Min-Gyu Lee³, Sang-Woo Yeom³, Kyung-Hwa Nam^{2

4}, Seok-Kweon Yun^{2

4}, Jin Park^{2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea.
² Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Jeonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, South Korea.
³ Department of Medical Informatics, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, South Korea.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea.

Jong-Seung Kim et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2023 Mar.

. 2023 Mar;37(3):e397-e399.

doi: 10.1111/jdv.18758. Epub 2022 Nov 25.

Jong-Seung Kim^{1

2

3}, Il-Jae Lee⁴, Min-Gyu Lee³, Sang-Woo Yeom³, Kyung-Hwa Nam^{2

4}, Seok-Kweon Yun^{2

4}, Jin Park^{2

4}

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea.
² Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Jeonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, South Korea.
³ Department of Medical Informatics, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, South Korea.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea.

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