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Original Article

Efficacy of almotriptan 12.5 mg in achieving migraine-related composite endpoints: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study in patients with previous poor response to sumatriptan 50 mg

Pages 1603-1610 | Accepted 16 Aug 2005, Published online: 09 Sep 2005

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