Prevention of Headache in Adolescents: Population-Attributable Risk Fraction for Risk Factors Amenable to Intervention
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عنوان ژورنال: Neuropediatrics
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0174-304X,1439-1899
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1332742