The epidemiology of migraine: A retrospective study in Italian Emergency Departments

Headache

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 697-704

  De Carli, G F ^a   Fabbri, L ^a   Cavazzuti, L ^a   Agnello, V ^b   Roncolato, M ^a   Recchia, G ^a  

^a GSK   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cluster headache; Emergency department; Headache; Migraine with aura; Migraine without aura

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLUSTER HEADACHE; EMERGENCY WARD; EPILEPTIC AURA; HEADACHE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRAINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031766878     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4610.1998.3809697.x     Document Type: Article

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