Frequency and predictors of physician consultations for headache

Shuu Jiun Wang; J. L. Fuh; Y. H. Young; S. R. Lu; B. C. Shia

doi:10.1046/j.1468-2982.2001.00138.x

Frequency and predictors of physician consultations for headache

Shuu Jiun Wang, J. L. Fuh, Y. H. Young, S. R. Lu, B. C. Shia

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Abstract

We conducted a population-based headache questionnaire survey including questions on physician consultation for headache in Taipei, Taiwan from August 1997 to June 1998. The participants comprised 3377 subjects aged ≥ 15 years, of whom 328 (9.7%) had a diagnosis of migraine and 1754 (52%) had a diagnosis of non-migraine headache. Migraineurs had a higher physician consultation rate (once or more in the past year) than the subjects with non-migraine headache (54% vs. 31%, P

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	25-30
Number of pages	6
Journal	Cephalalgia
Volume	21
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1468-2982.2001.00138.x
Publication status	Published - 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Headache
Migraine
Physician consultation
Taiwan

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Clinical Neurology

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