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Chronic Daily Headache in Children and Adolescents: Science and Conjecture

Mark Connelly1 Children‘s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO64108, USA;2 University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, 2411 Holmes Street, Kansas City, MO64110, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Jennifer Bickel1 Children‘s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO64108, USA;2 University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, 2411 Holmes Street, Kansas City, MO64110, USA
Pages 47-58 | Published online: 23 Dec 2012

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