Background morbidity of headache in an adult general population: Results of the Austrian SERMO (Self-Reported Morbidity) Study

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 116, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 176-181

  Rieder, Anita ^a   Lobentanz, Ingrid ^b   Zeitlhofer, Josef ^b   Mitsche, Nicole ^a   Lawrence, Kitty ^a   Schwarz, Bernhard ^a   Kunze, Michael ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; General population; Headache; Prevalence; Self reported morbidity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEADACHE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MIGRAINE; MORBIDITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; STRESS; VEIN DISEASE;

EID: 1842684213     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03040484     Document Type: Article

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