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Clinical Features

Patient Characteristics Associated with Frequent Calls to a Headache Specialty Clinic

Karen G. Fisher Carolina Headache Institute, Chapel Hill, NC
, RN,
Anne H. Calhoun Carolina Headache Institute, Chapel Hill, NC; University of North Carolina, Department of Psychiatry, Chapel Hill, NCCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Sutapa Ford Carolina Headache Institute, Chapel Hill, NC; University of North Carolina, Department of Psychiatry, Chapel Hill, NC; University of North Carolina, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chapel Hill, NC
, PhD,
Amy P. Pruitt Kaplan University
, MS,
Alan G. Finkel Carolina Headache Institute, Chapel Hill, NC; University of North Carolina, Department of Psychiatry, Chapel Hill, NC; University of North Carolina, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chapel Hill, NC
, MD &
J. Douglas Mann University of North Carolina, Department of Neurology, Chapel Hill, NC
, MD
Pages 177-182 | Published online: 13 Mar 2015

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