An Interregional Comparative Study of Headache Clinic Populations

CephalalgiaPublished 1 January 1998

JE Mendizabal, JF Rothrock

DOI10.1046/j.1468-2982.1998.1801057.x

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TL;DR

Few differences are found between headache clinic populations from 2 inherently different regions of the United States, which are likely to reflect regional variations in healthcare delivery or methodologic artifact than intrinsic dissimilarities.

Abstract

We present a comparative study between headache clinic populations from 2 inherently different regions of the United States. Using standardized methods, 1 of us (JFR) prospectively evaluated 578 new patients attending the headache clinic at the University of California in San Diego. In a similar manner, we subsequently evaluated 115 new patients presenting to the headache clinic at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama. We found few differences between the 2 populations. These differences more likely reflect regional variations in healthcare delivery or methodologic artifact than intrinsic dissimilarities.

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