Headache medication-use among primary care headache patients in a health maintenance organization

Cephalalgia

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 575-580

  Von Korff, M ^a   Black, L K ^b   Saunders, K ^a   Galer, B S ^b  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Headache; Health services research; Medications; Migraine

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ERGOTAMINE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; SUMATRIPTAN;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG CHOICE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRAINE; NAUSEA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; ERGOT ALKALOIDS; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SUMATRIPTAN; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0032815165     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-2982.1999.019006575.x     Document Type: Article

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