Is migraine with aura associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease?

Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med

Neuroepidemiology Section, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Room 3C309, Laboratory of Epidemiology, Demography, and Biometry, Bethesda, MD 20892-9205, USA.

Published: March 2007

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