Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 9-15 , January 2009

Acute treatment of migraine headache

  • Marisa Chang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Marisa Chang, MD, UCLA Department of Neurology, Neurological Services, 300 Medical Plaza, Suite B200, Los Angeles, CA 90095-6975
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  • Alan M. Rapoport, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
    • The New England Center of Headache, Stamford, Connecticut

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PII: S1084-208X(09)00004-4

doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2009.03.003

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 9-15 , January 2009

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