title: Presentations of headache in Australian general practice.
abstract: The BEACH program, a continuous national study of general practice activity in Australia, gives us an overview of the consultations in general practice involving a patient presentation of "headache". Patient reasons for encounter specified as migraine, cluster, vascular or tension headaches were not included in the analysis. This provides a backdrop against which articles in this issue of Australian Family Physician can be further considered.
authors.affiliation: AIHW GP Statistics and Classification Unit, University of Sydney, New South Wales.
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.forename: Anthea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Britt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005194:Family Practice / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017678:Sex Distribution
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics