Are infrequent episodic, frequent episodicand chronic tension-type headache inherited? A population-based study of 11 199 twin pairs

Journal of Headache and Pain

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 119-126

  Russell, Michael Bjørn ^a   Šaltyte Benth, Jürate ^a   Levi, Niels ^a  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Genetics; Ineritance; Tension type headache; Twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC TENSION HEADACHE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPISODIC TENSION HEADACHE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TWIN CONCORDANCE; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TENSION HEADACHE; TWINS;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 33748858846     PISSN: 11292369     EISSN: 11292377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10194-006-0299-x     Document Type: Article

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