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Migraine and cardiovascular disease: is there a link?

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boxed-textKurth T et al. (2006) Migraine and risk of cardiovascular disease in women. JAMA 296: 283–291

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Lipton, R., Bigal, M. Migraine and cardiovascular disease: is there a link?. Nat Rev Neurol 3, 74–75 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneuro0396

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