Quality of life in migraine patients: A qualitative study

Cephalalgia

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 892-900

  Ruiz De Velasco, I ^a   Gonzalez N ^a   Etxeberria, Y ^a   Garcia Monco, J C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE GALDAKAO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Interviews; Migraine; Qualitative methodology; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; FLUNARIZINE; NADOLOL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMOTION; FAMILY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MIGRAINE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PROPHYLAXIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELATIVE; SELF MEDICATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; WELLBEING; WORK CAPACITY; WORK DISABILITY;

ADULT; FAMILY; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 0242361664     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-2982.2003.00599.x     Document Type: Article

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