The Journal of Pain
Volume 6, Issue 10 , Pages 700-703 , October 2005

Cervicogenic Headache in Patients With Presumed Migraine: Missed Diagnosis or Misdiagnosis?

This report was presented as a poster at the 23rd annual scientific meeting of the American Pain Society, May 2004, Vancouver, Canada.

Received 25 November 2004 ,Revised 17 March 2005 ,Accepted 21 April 2005.

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PII: S1526-5900(05)00638-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2005.04.005

The Journal of Pain
Volume 6, Issue 10 , Pages 700-703 , October 2005

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