Using Qualitative Methods to Establish the Clinically Meaningful Threshold for Treatment Success for the Severity of Alopecia Tool (SALT) Score

    Kathleen W. Wyrwich, Helen Kitchen, SL Knight, Natalie Aldhouse, Jake Macey, Natasha Atanaskova Mesinkovska, Justin Ko, Brett King
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    Studysummary This study concluded that achieving 80% or more scalp hair, corresponding to a SALT score of ≤20, represents a clinically meaningful treatment success for patients with alopecia areata experiencing ≥50% hair loss.
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