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What Increases Your Risk

About 4 out of 100 people in the United States develop chronic tension headaches.1 Symptoms can start in childhood, but they are more likely to occur during middle age and be linked to stressful life events.2

Author:Monica Rhodes
Medical Review:Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal MedicineKathleen Romito, MD - Family MedicineColin Chalk, MD, CM, FRCPC - Neurology
Last Updated: 07/30/2007

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