Quality-of-life differences between patients with episodic and transformed migraine

Headache

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 573-578

  Meletiche, Dennis M ^a   Lofland, Jennifer H ^a,b   Young, William B ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Off Hlth Plcy Clin Outcomes T   (United States)

Author keywords

Episodic headaches; Health related quality of life; Migraine; Transformed migraine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRAINE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEADACHE DISORDERS; HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034936767     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4610.2001.041006573.x     Document Type: Article

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