Chronic Migraineurs: An Important Subgroup of Patients Who Visit Emergency Departments Frequently

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 238-242

  Chan, Benjamin T B ^a,b,d   Ovens, Howard J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL BILLING; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; MIGRAINE; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0942268948     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2003.08.010     Document Type: Article

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