Emergency department visits for migraine and headache: A multi-city study

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 235-242

  Szyszkowicz, Mieczyslaw ^a,b   Kaplan, Gilaad G ^c,d   Grafstein, Eric ^d,e   Rowe, Brian H ^f,g  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b Population Studies Division   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d Department of Medicine and Community Health Sciences ^*

^e ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^g School of Public Health

Author keywords

Air pollution; Emergency department visit; Headache; Migraine; Urban

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73349139234     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10001-009-0024-5     Document Type: Article

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