The what, why and how of curly hair: a review

Elsabe Cloete1, Nonhlanhla P Khumalo1, Malebogo N Ngoepe2

  • 1Hair and Skin Research Lab, Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

Proceedings. Mathematical, Physical, and Engineering Sciences
|December 12, 2019
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