PolyU Library
Journal Call no.AP8.V37
AuthorHui, Emily.
Article TitleHair loss woes : Mediterranean Sea on the head / Emily Hui.
Is Part OfVarsity ; no.25, May 1996, p.37, illus.
AbstractBaldness usually attacks middle-aged men. Hong Kong people like to refer to it as "Mediterranean Sea", which is a literal translation of the Cantonese colloquialism for the condition. In medical terms, the most common type of the disease is androgenic alopecia, technically called "male pattern baldness".