"Headache Disorders" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				Various conditions with the symptom of HEADACHE. Headache disorders are classified into major groups, such as PRIMARY HEADACHE DISORDERS (based on characteristics of their headache symptoms) and SECONDARY HEADACHE DISORDERS (based on their etiologies). (International Classification of Headache Disorders, 2nd ed. Cephalalgia 2004: suppl 1)
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D020773 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | C10.228.140.546 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Headache DisordersHeadache DisordersHeadache DisorderCephalgia SyndromesCephalgia SyndromeHeadache SyndromesHeadache SyndromeSyndrome, Headache
 Chronic HeadacheChronic HeadacheChronic HeadachesHeadache, ChronicHeadaches, Chronic
 Headache, IntractableHeadache, IntractableHeadaches, IntractableIntractable HeadacheIntractable Headaches
 Chronic Daily HeadacheChronic Daily HeadacheChronic Daily HeadachesDaily Headache, ChronicDaily Headaches, ChronicHeadache, Chronic DailyHeadaches, Chronic Daily
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "Headache Disorders" by people in Profiles.
						
					
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								An HMO-based prospective pilot study of energy medicine for chronic headaches: whole-person outcomes point to the need for new instrumentation. J Altern Complement Med. 2009 Aug; 15(8):819-26. 
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								Frequency and priority of pain patients' health care use. Clin J Pain. 2007 Jun; 23(5):400-8.