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<!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[Image:Hamilton-Norwood.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Hamilton Norwood scale]]  -->The progression of [[male pattern baldness]] is generally classified on the '''Hamilton-Norwood scale''', which ranges from stages I to VII.
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Synopsis: This is the measurement scale as it relates to Male Pattern Hairloss First introduced by Dr. James Hamilton in the 1950s and later revised and updated by Dr. O'Tar Norwood in the 1970s.

For a more comprehensive guide visit:

[http://www.norwoodscale.com www.NORWOODscale.com]

==External links==
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=1188424&dopt=Abstract&holding=f1000 Norwood OT: Male Pattern Baldness: Classification and Incidence. ''South M J'' 1975, 68:1359-1365.]
* [http://www.americanhairloss.org/men_hair_loss/the_norwood_scale.asp Drawing of the different values and their associated HN-scale values]

[[Category:Medical scales]]
[[Category:Dermatology]]
[[Category:Hair loss]]

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