Gross, Elena C.; Division of Paediatric Neurology, University Children’s Hospital Basel (UKBB), University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Lisicki Martinez, Marco ; Headache Research Unit, University of Liège, Department of Neurology, Citadelle Hospital, Liège, Belgium
Fischer, Dirk; Division of Paediatric Neurology, University Children’s Hospital Basel (UKBB), University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Sándor, Peter Stephan; RehaClinic group, Bad Zurzach, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Schoenen, Jean ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques
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The metabolic face of migraine — from pathophysiology to treatment
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