A randomized trial on the effects of regular water intake in patients with recurrent headaches

Family Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 370-375

  Spigt, Mark ^a   Weerkamp, Nico ^b   Troost, Jaap ^c   van Schayck, Constant P ^a   Knottnerus, J André ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Zuyderland Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dehydration; Diet therapy; Headache; Migraine; Pathophysiology; Water intake

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FLUID THERAPY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRINKING WATER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864929094     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmr112     Document Type: Article

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