Migraine headaches in a group of medical students at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 594-597

  Amayo, E O ^a   Jowi, J O ^b   Njeru, E K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MIGRAINE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF MEDICATION;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF MEDICATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 0030299810     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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