Disease-A-Month
Volume 52, Issue 10 , Pages 385-401 , October 2006

The Pathophysiology of Migraine

  • Curtis P. Schreiber, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Curtis P. Schreiber, MD, Headache Care Center, 3805 S. Kansas Expressway, Springfield, MO 65807

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PII: S0011-5029(06)00086-1

doi: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2006.09.003

Disease-A-Month
Volume 52, Issue 10 , Pages 385-401 , October 2006

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