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Open Access 01-12-2009 | Letter to the Editor

Comments on Allena et al.: From drug-induced headache to medication overuse headache. A short epidemiological review, with a focus on Latin American countries

Author: Gunther Haag

Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain | Issue 6/2009

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Dear Editor, …

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Title: Comments on Allena et al.: From drug-induced headache to medication overuse headache. A short epidemiological review, with a focus on Latin American countries
Author: Gunther Haag
Publication date: 01-12-2009
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain / Issue 6/2009
Print ISSN: 1129-2369
Electronic ISSN: 1129-2377
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10194-009-0155-x

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