Prevalence and factors affecting headache in Turkish schoolchildren

Bugdayci R., Ozge A., Sasmaz T., Kurt A., Kaleagasi H., Karakelle A., ...More

PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL, vol.47, no.3, pp.316-322, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 47 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.2005.02051.x
  • Journal Name: PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.316-322
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: Headache is a public health problem affecting life quality negatively. The present cross-sectional, selective (2nd-5th grades) study was conducted to determine the prevalence of recurrent headache in schoolchildren in Mersin, a city of Turkey.