Patient satisfaction with a neurological specialist consultation for headache

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 157-160

  Bekkelund, Svein Ivar ^a   Salvesen, Rolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

General practice; Headache; Migraine; Neurologist; Referral; Tension type headache; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MIGRAINE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TENSION HEADACHE;

EID: 0036740873     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028134302760234609     Document Type: Article

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