Acute treatment of paediatric migraine: A meta-analysis of efficacy

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 3-9

  Silver, Shawna ^a   Gano, Dawn ^a   Gerretsen, Philip ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evidenced based medicine; Migraine disorders; Paediatrics; Therapeutics

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; RIZATRIPTAN; SUMATRIPTAN; ZOLMITRIPTAN;

ANTINOCICEPTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; MIGRAINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CHILD; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; DRUG EVALUATION; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; OXAZOLIDINONES; PLACEBOS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEROTONIN AGONISTS; SUMATRIPTAN; TRIAZOLES; TRYPTAMINES;

EID: 36849026634     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01206.x     Document Type: Review

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