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Table 2 Estimated service requirements to meet headache-related health-care demand in a population of 1 million (from [29])

From: Structured headache services as the solution to the ill-health burden of headache: 1. Rationale and description

Estimated numbers expressing demanda

Expected demand

Hours/year of medical consultation time

FTE health-care providersb required to deliver

Adults: 67,500 (75% of 90,000)

42,200

37

Children and adolescents: 12,750 (75% of 17,000)

12,750

9

  1. FTE Full-time equivalent; aassuming 75% of those with need; bone FTE provider does not necessarily imply one provider engaged full-time on headache; it could, for example, be two engaged half time on headache, or ten working 10% of full time
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The Journal of Headache and Pain

ISSN: 1129-2377

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