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Treating Migraine Attacks ASAP: Concept and Methodological Issues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2006

Natalie J. Wiendels  and
Michel D. Ferrari
Natalie J. Wiendels
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands; Email: M.D.Ferrari@LUMC.NL
Michel D. Ferrari
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands; Email: M.D.Ferrari@LUMC.NL
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Keywords

Migraineclinical trialsneurotherapeuticstriptansallodyniaplacebo effectsresponder rates
Type
Review Article
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Progress in Neurotherapeutics and Neuropsychopharmacology , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , January 2006 , pp. 53 - 61
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© 2006 Cambridge University Press

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