Chocolate is a migraine-provoking agent

Cephalalgia

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 93-95

  Gibb, C M ^a   Glover, V ^a   Sandler, M ^a   Davies, P T G ^b   Steiner, T J ^b   Rose, F Clifford ^b  

^a QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chocolate; dietary migraine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CACAO; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; MIGRAINE;

ADULT; CACAO; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MIGRAINE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0026161448     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-2982.1991.1102093.x     Document Type: Article

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