Prevalence of headache in an elderly population: Attack frequency, disability, and use of medication

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 377-381

  Prencipe, M ^a   Casini, A R ^a   Ferretti, C ^a   Santini, M ^a   Pezzella, F ^a   Scaldaferri, N ^a   Culasso, F ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly people; Headache prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; TENSION HEADACHE;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0035079790     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.70.3.377     Document Type: Article

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