Neck muscles cross-sectional area in adolescents with and without headache - MRI study

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 952-959

  Airi Oksanen, ^a   Erkintalo, Minna ^a   Metsähonkala, Liisa ^b   Anttila, Pirjo ^c   Laimi, Katri ^d   Hiekkanen, Heikki ^d   Salminen, Jouko J ^a   Aromaa, Minna ^c   Sillanpää, Matti ^d  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TURKU CITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Cross sectional area; Headache; Magnetic resonance images; Neck muscles

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRAINE; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NECK MUSCLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; NECK MUSCLES; ORGAN SIZE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE;

EID: 48349085547     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2008.01.006     Document Type: Article

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