Low socio-economic status is associated with increased risk of frequent headache: A prospective study of 22 718 adults in Norway

Cephalalgia

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 672-679

  Hagen, Knut ^a   Vatten, L ^a   Stovner, L J ^a   Zwart, J A ^a   Krokstad, S ^a   Bovim, G ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chronic headache; Migraine; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0036783220     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-2982.2002.00413.x     Document Type: Article

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