Epidemiology of migraine

Current pain and headache reports

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 189-194

  Hamelsky, Sandra W ^a   Stewart, Walter F ^b   Lipton, Richard B ^c  

^a BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

^b Innovative Medical Research   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MIGRAINE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0035315774     PISSN: 15313433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11916-001-0088-9     Document Type: Review

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