Society guideline links: Alopecia

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Europe

●European Dermatology Forum (EDF): Evidence-based (S3) guideline for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia in women and in men, update (2017)

●European Consensus Group: S1 guideline for diagnostic evaluation in androgenetic alopecia in men, women and adolescents (2010)

United Kingdom

●British Association of Dermatologists (BAD): Guidelines for the management of alopecia areata (2012)

India

●Expert consensus on the management of androgenetic alopecia in India (2019)

Australia–New Zealand

●Treatment of alopecia areata – An Australian expert consensus statement (2019)

Japan

●[In English] Japanese Dermatological Association (JDA): Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of male-pattern and female-pattern hair loss, 2017 version (published 2018)

●[In Japanese] JDA: Clinical practice guidelines for alopecia areata (2017)

●[In English] Asian consensus committee: Guideline for management of androgenetic alopecia based on BASP classification (2012)