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Review
. 2004 Jun;31(2):237-41, v.
doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2004.02.001.

Epidemiology and impact of headache: an overview

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Epidemiology and impact of headache: an overview

Timothy R Smith. Prim Care. 2004 Jun.

Abstract

Headache is one of the most common presenting complaints of patients in the practice of medicine. Frequently a symptom of numerous diseases, and frustratingly, the principle symptom of the primary headache syndromes, headache is experienced by 90% of the general population at some point in life.

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