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Article: Prevalence of chronic migraine headaches - United States, 1980-1989.
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- May 24, 1991
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1991 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Migraine headaches, which are characterized by painful, disabling, and recurring symptoms, have no known cause, treatment, or cure. Quality population-based data are needed to improve epidemiologic understanding of chronic migraine headaches. This report uses data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) to describe the prevalence of recent trends in the occurrence of chronic migraine headaches in the United States from 1980 through 1989.
Data for the NHIS were collected by CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) through personal interviews with a representative sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. population. Information regarding ...