Migraine Prophylactic Medication Usage Patterns in the Netherlands
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Expert opinion: adherence to prophylactic migraine medication.
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عنوان ژورنال: Cephalalgia
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0333-1024,1468-2982
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-2982.2003.00494.x