Determinants of migraine emergency department utilization in the Georgia medicaid population

Headache

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1326-1333

  Kwong, Winghan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Health care access; Medicaid; Migraine

Indexed keywords

BUTALBITAL; ERGOT DERIVATIVE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; TRIPTAN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIGRAINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 35248858299     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: 15264610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2007.00851.x     Document Type: Review

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