The definitive position of headache among the major public health challenges. An end to the slippery slope of disregard

Journal of Headache and Pain

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 149-151

  Martelletti, Paolo ^a   Steiner, Timothy J ^b   Bertolote, José M ^c   Dua, Tarun ^c   Saraceno, Benedetto ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HEADACHE; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 34447340203     PISSN: 11292369     EISSN: 11292377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10194-007-0382-y     Document Type: Editorial

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