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The Optimal Use of Triptans - Sooner is Better

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Paul E. Cooper
Paul E. Cooper*
Affiliation:
London, Ontario
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Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 33 , Issue 1 , February 2006 , pp. 3 - 4
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