Primary headache in the elderly in South-East Asia

Journal of Headache and Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 291-297

  Tai, Mei Ling Sharon ^a   Jivanadham, Jaishree Sharmini ^a   Tan, Chong Tin ^a   Sharma, Vijay K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Clinic; Elderly; Ethnic; Headache; Young

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL HEADACHE CRITERIA II; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIGRAINE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEADACHE DISORDERS, PRIMARY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84861479394     PISSN: 11292369     EISSN: 11292377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10194-012-0434-9     Document Type: Article

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