Chronic headache: A focus on medication overuse

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 285-

  Kavuk, Ikler ^a,b   Yavuz, A ^b   Cetinderc, U ^b   Agelink, M W ^b   Diener, H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEADACHE AND FACIAL PAIN; HUMAN; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANALGESICS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEADACHE DISORDERS; HUMANS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 16544377057     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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