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Mindfulness in migraine: A narrative review

Rebecca Erwin WellsComprehensive Headache Program, Center for Integrative Medicine, Department of Neurology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Elizabeth K. SengAlbert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY, USAView further author information
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Robert R. EdwardsDepartment of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USAView further author information
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David E. VictorsonDepartment of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USAView further author information
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Charles R. PierceDepartment of Neurology, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC, USAView further author information
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Lauren RosenbergFerkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY, USAView further author information
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Vitaly NapadowCenter for Integrative Pain NeuroImaging (CiPNI), Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USAView further author information
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Zev Schuman-OlivierCenter for Mindfulness and Compassion, Addictions, Department of Psychiatry, Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USAView further author information
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Pages 207-225 | Received 09 Dec 2019, Accepted 09 Jan 2020, Published online: 12 Feb 2020

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