Lack of seasonal variation in menstrually-related migraine

Cephalalgia

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1277-1281

  Bekkelund, S I ^a,c   Alstadhaug, K B ^b   Salvesen, R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b NORDLAND HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biological rhythms; Headache; Light; Menstruation; Migraine; Seasonal; Women

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; TRIPTAN DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL MIGRAINE; MIGRAINE WITHOUT AURA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 56549112753     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2008.01676.x     Document Type: Article

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