Examination of migraine management in emergency departments

Pain Research and Management

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 183-186

  Nijjar, Satnam S ^a   Pink, Leah ^b   Gordon, Allan S ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Migraine; Triptans

Indexed keywords

TRIPTAN DERIVATIVE; SEROTONIN AGONIST;

ARTICLE; CANADA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; HEADACHE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIGRAINE; OUTPATIENT CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; NURSING PROCESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; NURSING PROCESS; ONTARIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR AGONISTS;

EID: 80052635424     PISSN: 12036765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/182867     Document Type: Article

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