Should we advise patients to treat migraine attacks early?

Cephalalgia

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 915-917

  Ferrari, M D ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SEROTONIN AGONIST;

ALLODYNIA; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MIGRAINE; PATIENT COUNSELING; SENSITIZATION;

ANALGESICS; HUMANS; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PATIENT EDUCATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 8144228830     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2004.00834.x     Document Type: Editorial

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