alopecia areata is a dermatologic disorder which presents itself with sudden and patchy hair loss. the aim of this study is to assess the issues related to the similar condition in ancient manuscripts of traditional persian medicine. this is a descriptive review study in which a number of well-known traditional persian manuscripts such as; kamil al-sina’a al-tibbiyyaby al-majusi, ‘ali ibn al-’a...

A set of outcome questionnaires has been developed to measure the range of treatment effects of traditional acupuncture. In this descriptive outcome study we validated these questionnaires in a busy National Health Service funded acupuncture clinic serving communities of diverse socio-economic circumstances. Some of the questionnaires performed better than others in this setting but EQ-5D and M...