Rates and predictors for relapse in medication overuse headache: A 1-year prospective study

Neurology

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1682-1683

  Katsarava, Z ^b   Limmroth, Volker ^a   Finke, M ^b   Diener, H C ^b   Fritsche, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ERGOT ALKALOID; SUMATRIPTAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; TENSION HEADACHE;

EID: 0037799478     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000063322.14078.90     Document Type: Article

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