Stress as a trigger for headaches: Relationship between exposure and sensitivity

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 393-407

  Martin, Paul R ^a   Lae, Lidia ^b   Reece, John ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Migraine; Stress; Tension type headache; Triggers

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANGER; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 35148858378     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: 14772205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615800701628843     Document Type: Article

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