Does early migraine treatment shorten time to headache peak and reduce its severity?

Headache

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 914-920

  Hu, X Henry ^a,b   Ng Mak, Daisy ^b   Cady, Roger ^c  

^a Merck and Co Inc ^*  (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c HEADACHE CARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute migraine treatment; Early treatment; Timing of medication

Indexed keywords

TRIPTAN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIGRAINE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPTAMINES;

EID: 44849133842     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: 15264610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2007.00955.x     Document Type: Article

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