Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of headache in university students

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-50

  Kurt, Semiha ^a   Kaplan, Yuksel ^a  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Clinical characteristics; Headache; Prevalence; Turkey; University students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MIGRAINE; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; RANDOM SAMPLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TENSION HEADACHE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEADACHE DISORDERS, PRIMARY; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STUDENTS; TURKEY;

EID: 37249020829     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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