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The Journal of Headache and Pain
Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Poster presentation

P053. An Italian study on the actual cost/benefit of onabotulinumtoxinA (BT-A) in chronic migraine: preliminary results

Authors: Barbara Petolicchio, Massimiliano Toscano, Martina Squitieri, Alessandro Viganò, Edoardo Vicenzini, Vittorio Di Piero

Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain | Special Issue 1/2015

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In Italy, the estimated cost of chronic migraine (CM) is around six billion euros per year (Agenas, 2011) considering the health costs, the loss in working productivity and quality of life. …
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Metadata
Title
P053. An Italian study on the actual cost/benefit of onabotulinumtoxinA (BT-A) in chronic migraine: preliminary results
Authors
Barbara Petolicchio
Massimiliano Toscano
Martina Squitieri
Alessandro Viganò
Edoardo Vicenzini
Vittorio Di Piero
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
The Journal of Headache and Pain / Issue Special Issue 1/2015
Print ISSN: 1129-2369
Electronic ISSN: 1129-2377
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1129-2377-16-S1-A112

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