Use of the headache impact test (HIT-6) in general practice: Relationship with quality of life and severity

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 189-193

  Nachit Ouinekh, Fatima ^a,b   Dartigues, J F ^a   Henry, P ^c   Becg, J P ^d   Chastan, G ^d   Lemaire, N ^b   El Hasnaoui, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (France)

^c HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^d General Practitioners   (France)

Author keywords

Headache; HIT 6; Migraine; Quality of life; Severity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONSULTATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEADACHE; HEADACHE IMPACT TEST 6; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL HEADACHE SOCIETY CRITERIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE SEVERITY SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; QVM QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 14044278741     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2004.00934.x     Document Type: Article

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