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. 2021 May 1;175(5):522-524.
doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.5680.

Association of Headache With School Functioning Among Children and Adolescents in the United States

Scott B Turner  1 , Christina L Szperka  2   3 , Andrew D Hershey  4   5 , Emily F Law  6 , Tonya M Palermo  6 , Cornelius B Groenewald  7
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Association of Headache With School Functioning Among Children and Adolescents in the United States

Scott B Turner et al. JAMA Pediatr. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines the association between headache in children and school functioning in the US.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Szperka reports grant support from National Institutes of Health during the conduct of the study and grant support from Pfizer and consulting fees paid to her institution from Allergan and Teva outside the submitted work. Dr Hershey reports grant support from Alder, Allergan, Amgen, Biohaven, Curelator, Depomed, Eli Lilly and Company, Impax, Lundbeck, Medical Research Foundation, Supernus, Teva, Theranica, and Upsher-Smith; personal fees from Upsher-Smith and UpToDate; and non-financial support from Curelator and Electrocore outside the submitted work. Dr Law reports grants from National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke during the conduct of the study and grants from National Institute of Child Health and Human Development outside the submitted work. Dr Groenewald received a K23 Career Development Award from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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