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Efficacy, end points and eventualities: sumatriptan/naproxen versus butalbital/paracetamol/caffeine in the treatment of migraine

Anthony W Fox Department of Pharmaceutical Medicine, King’s College London, London, UK. [email protected]
Pages 513-516 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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