An unusual case of an airplane headache

Headache

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 438-439

  Atkinson, Victoria ^a   Lee, Liesly ^b,c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aircraft; Altitude; Atmospheric pressure; Headache; Travel

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRPLANE HEADACHE; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FLYING; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; ALTITUDE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 2542469659     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2004.04080.x     Document Type: Article

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