The prevalence and treatment of headache sufficient to impact on the quality of life of undergraduate students entering university

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 462-464

  Kernick, D P ^a   Reinhold, D ^a  

^a St Thomas Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Headache; Quality of life; University students

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOMPERIDONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; SUMATRIPTAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; POPULATION RISK; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0036966164     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/030079902125000985     Document Type: Article

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