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Khumalo NP, Stone J, Gumedze F, Mc Grath E, Ngwanya MR, De Bekker D. Relaxers damage hair: evidence from amino acid analysis. (In press).
Khumalo NP. On the history of African hair care: more treasures await discovery. J Cosmet Dermatol. 2008;7(3):231.
Determinants of marginal traction alopecia in African girls and women. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2008 Sep;59(3):432-8.
Khumalo NP, Jessop S, Gumedze F, Ehrlich R. Marginal Traction Alopecia Severity Score - development and test of reliability.
J Cosmet Dermatol. 2007;6(4):262-9
Khumalo NP, Jessop S, Gumedze F, Ehrlich R. Hairdressing and the prevalence of scalp disease in African adults. Br J Dermatol 2007;157(5):981-8
Khumalo NP, Gumedze F. African hair length in a school population: a clue to disease pathogenesis? J Cosmet Dermatol
2007;6(3):144-51.
Khumalo NP, Pillay K, Ngwanya RM. Acute 'relaxer'-associated scarring alopecia: a report of five cases. Br J Dermatol 2007.
Khumalo NP, Jessop S, Gumedze F, Ehrlich R. Hairdressing is associated with scalp disease in African schoolchildren. Br J Dermatol 2007;157(1):106-10.
Khumalo NP. Yes, let's abandon race--it does not accurately correlate with hair form. J Am Acad Dermatol 2007;56(4):709-10.
Khumalo N, Ngwanya R. Traction alopecia: 2% topical minoxidil shows promise. Report of two cases. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2007;21(3):433-4.
Khumalo NP. African hair length: the picture is clearer. J Am Acad Dermatol 2006;54(5):886-8.
Khumalo NP, Jessop S, Ehrlich R. Prevalence of cutaneous adverse effects of hairdressing: a systematic review. Arch Dermatol 2006;142(3):377-83.
Khumalo NP. African hair morphology: macrostructure to ultrastructure. Int J Dermatol 2005;44 Suppl 1:10-2.
Khumalo NP, Dawber RP, Ferguson DJ. Apparent fragility of African hair is unrelated to the cystine-rich protein distribution: a cytochemical electron microscopic study. Exp Dermatol 2005;14(4):311-4.
Khumalo NP, Doe PT, Dawber RP, Ferguson DJ. What is normal black African hair? A light and scanning electron-microscopic study. J Am Acad Dermatol 2000;43(5 Pt 1):814-20.

 

 

 

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