An Epidemiological Study to Assess Migraine Prevalence in a Sample of Italian Population Presenting to Their GPs

An Epidemiological Study to Assess Migraine Prevalence in a Sample of Italian Population Presenting to Their GPs

This multicentre, observational, cross-sectional study was conducted to determine migraine prevalence in a sample of population presenting to their GPs. The study covered all the patients who visited the GPs practice, for any reason, on 5 consecutive days of 2 different weeks. A total of 71,588 pati...

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Veröffentlicht in:European neurology 2000-01, Vol.43 (2), p.102-106
Hauptverfasser: Roncolato, M., Fabbri, L., Recchia, G., Cavazzuti, L., Visona, G., Brignoli, O., Medea, G.
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Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Cross-Sectional Studies
Family Practice
Female
Humans
Italy - epidemiology
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Migraine Disorders - epidemiology
Migraine Disorders - physiopathology
Neurology
Original Paper
Prevalence
Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system
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Zusammenfassung:This multicentre, observational, cross-sectional study was conducted to determine migraine prevalence in a sample of population presenting to their GPs. The study covered all the patients who visited the GPs practice, for any reason, on 5 consecutive days of 2 different weeks. A total of 71,588 patients were interviewed by 902 GPs. The prevalence of migraine in this sample was 11.6%.
ISSN:0014-3022
1421-9913
DOI:10.1159/000008143