Dexamethasone prevents relapse after emergency department treatment of acute migraine: A randomized clinical trial

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 26-33

  Innes, Grant D ^a   Macphail, Iain ^b   Dillon, Edward C ^b   Metcalfe, Cathy ^b   Gao, Min ^a  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ROYAL COLUMBIAN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Corticosteroids; Dexamethasone; Emergency department; Headache; Migraine

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751094391     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500006989     Document Type: Article

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