[Prevalence of migraine in a working population group in the Aquitaine region. Methodology and results (author's transl)]

Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique. 1980 Dec 30;28(4):395-411.
[Article in French]

Abstract

To our knowledge, no study of prevalence of migraine has ever been carried out in France. Since this is a well defined disease with precise diagnosis and therapy, it was possible for us to carry out a survey on a large population. We therefore had to build an automatic process if migraine diagnosis using simple computerized questionnaires. The results presented are these relative to a survey carried out on a working population group of about 3,000 persons. These were interviewed during the annual medical examination which workers in France have to undergo. The socio-economic consequences of migraine could thus be studied.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Female
  • France
  • Headache / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Migraine Disorders / diagnosis
  • Migraine Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Sampling Studies
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Surveys and Questionnaires