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Drug Evaluation

Sumatriptan: a decade of use and experience in the treatment of migraine

Fred D Sheftell The New England Center for Headache, PC 778 Long Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06902 1251, USA. [email protected]
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Marcelo E Bigal The New England Center for Headache, PC 778 Long Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06902 1251, USA. [email protected]
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Stewart J Tepper The New England Center for Headache, PC 778 Long Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06902 1251, USA. [email protected]
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Alan M Rapoport The New England Center for Headache, PC 778 Long Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06902 1251, USA. [email protected]
Pages 199-209 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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