The first placebo-controlled trial of a special butterbur root extract for the prevention of migraine: Reanalysis of efficacy riteria

European Neurology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 89-97

  Diener, H C ^a   Rahlfs, V W ^b   Danesch, U ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b idv Data Analysis and Study Planning   (Germany)

^c Weber and Weber GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Butterbur; Migraine; Migraine prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

PETASITES HYBRIDUS EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIGRAINE; PETASITES; PETASITES HYBRIDUS; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PETASITES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1542405288     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000076535     Document Type: Article

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