Prophylaxis: headaches that never happen.
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چکیده
The discovery of preventive drugs for headache involved both serendipity and design. Despite modest efficacy and uncertainty about mechanisms, prophylaxis has transformed the lives of countless headache sufferers in the last 50 years. Realizing its full potential will be the work of the next half-century.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Headache
دوره 48 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008