Advice and care for headaches: Who seeks it, who gives it?

Cephalalgia

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 740-752

  Thomas, E ^a   Boardman, H F ^a   Ogden, H ^a   Millson, D S ^a   Croft, P R ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Headache; Health care seeking behaviour; Pharmacists; Primary care; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONSULTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PHARMACIST; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 4444356632     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2004.00751.x     Document Type: Review

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