The prevalence and characteristics of migraine among the Belgian working population

Acta Neurologica Belgica

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 84-90

  Moens, Guido ^a,b   Johannik, Kristien ^a   Verbeek, Chris ^a,b   Bulterys, Simon ^a,b  

^a EXTERNAL SERVICE FOR PREVENTION AND PROTECTION AT WORK   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Characteristics; Migraine; Prevalence; Working population

Indexed keywords

ANTIMIGRAINE AGENT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; NAUSEA; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHOTOPHOBIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 36148970868     PISSN: 03009009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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