Migraine with aura and increased risk of ischaemic stroke

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 339, Issue 7728, 2009, Pages 981-

  Loder, Elizabeth ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; LEVONORGESTREL; NORETHISTERONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDITORIAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MIGRAINE AURA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; STROKE; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VISUAL DISORDER;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 70350550482     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b4380     Document Type: Editorial

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