Acupuncture in the prophylactic treatment of migraine without aura: A comparison with flunarizine

Headache

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 855-861

  Allais, Gianni ^a,c   De Lorenzo, Cristina ^a   Quirico, Piero E ^b   Airola, Gisella ^a   Tolardo, Giampiero ^a   Mana, Ornella ^a   Benedetto, Chiara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Center for the Study of Natural and Physical Therapies (CSTNF)   (Italy)

^c Woman's Headache Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Flunarizine; Migraine; Prophylaxis; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; FLUNARIZINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRAINE; OBESITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FLUNARIZINE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE WITHOUT AURA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0036804743     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4610.2002.02203.x     Document Type: Article

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