Efficacy of feverfew as prophylactic treatment of migraine

British Medical Journal (Clinical research ed.)

Volumn 291, Issue 6495, 1985, Pages 569-573

  Johnson, E S ^a   Kadam, N P ^a   Hylands, D M ^b   Hylands, P J ^b  

^a City of London Migraine Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLORAZEPATE DIPOTASSIUM; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; PIZOTIFEN; PLACEBO; PROCHLORPERAZINE; TANACETUM PARTHENIUM; TRANYLCYPROMINE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE; VITAMIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTHRALGIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG THERAPY; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; JOINT; MIGRAINE; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; THERAPY;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIALS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ERGOTAMINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; MIGRAINE; NAUSEA; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SESQUITERPENES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TANACETUM PARTHENIUM; VOMITING;

EID: 0021969251     PISSN: 02670623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.291.6495.569     Document Type: Article

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