An epidemiological study to assess migraine prevalence in a sample of Italian population presenting to their GPs

European Neurology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 102-106

  Roncolato, Maurizio ^a   Fabbri, L ^a   Recchia, G ^a   Cavazzuti, L ^a   Visona, G ^a   Brignoli, O ^b   Medea, G ^b  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^b Ital Soc Gen Practitioners (SIMG)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Migraine epidemiology; Migraine prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034004234     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000008143     Document Type: Article

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