Use of complementary and alternative medicine in patients suffering from primary headache disorders

Cephalalgia

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1069-1078

  Gaul, C ^a   Eismann, R ^a,b   Schmidt, T ^c   May, A ^d   Leinisch, E ^e   Wieser, T ^f   Evers, S ^g   Henkel, K ^h   Franz, G ⁱ   Zierz, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c BG KLINIKEN BERGMANNSTROST   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^h MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

ⁱ Department of Neurology ^*  (Austria)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Headache; Migraine; Motivation

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; TRIPTAN DERIVATIVE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLUSTER HEADACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MIGRAINE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEADACHE; RELAXATION TRAINING; TENSION HEADACHE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRIA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEADACHE DISORDERS, PRIMARY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68949121293     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2009.01841.x     Document Type: Article

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