title: African hair length: the picture is clearer.
abstract: Three subjects with virgin African hair combed daily had surprisingly short hair length measurements of 40.1 +/- 14 mm, 60 +/- 10 mm, and 69 +/- 20 mm at 6 months, 1 year, and 3 years after a haircut, respectively. This observation raises the possibility that combing African hair on a daily basis may result in the equivalent of a daily haircut in some people. This observation is based on few participants and will require confirmation in population studies.
authors.affiliation: Groote Schuur Hospital, Division of Dermatology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. n_khumalo@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nonhlanhla P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Khumalo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044383:Black People; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000254:growth & development*; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010641:Phenotype