Association between body mass index and migraine

European Neurology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 134-139

  Téllez Zenteno, José F ^a   Pahwa, Dave Rishi ^a   Hernandez Ronquillo, Lizbeth ^a   García Ramos, Guillermo ^b   Velázquez, Antonio ^b  

^a ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aura; Body mass index; Migraine; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY SEVERITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; MORBID OBESITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNDERWEIGHT;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77954665596     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000316656     Document Type: Article

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