Prevalence of migraine headache and its weight on neurological burden in Africa: A 43-year systematic review and meta-analysis of community-based studies

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 342, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 1-15

  Woldeamanuel, Yohannes W ^a   Andreou, Anna P ^b   Cowan, Robert P ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burden of Headache in Africa; Community based studies; Migraine; Neurological disorders; Prevalence; Systematic review and meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDLINE; MIGRAINE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; COST OF ILLNESS; META ANALYSIS; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; SEX RATIO; TRENDS;

AFRICA; COST OF ILLNESS; HUMANS; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84902074254     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2014.04.019     Document Type: Review

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