Sex differences in the transmission of migraine

Cephalalgia

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 935-942

  Low, N C P ^a,b   Cui, L ^b   Merikangas, K R ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex disease; Familial risk factors; Family study; Genetics; Migraine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FAMILIAL INCIDENCE; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PEDIGREE; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34547201918     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2007.01378.x     Document Type: Article

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