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Thromb Haemost 1987; 57(01): 125
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1651078
Letters to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Sensitivity to PAF Is Increased in Migraine Patients

Rajiv Joseph
Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 West Grand Blvd. Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
,
K M A Welch
Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 West Grand Blvd. Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
,
Giovanni D'Andrea
Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 West Grand Blvd. Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
,
Steven R Levine
Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 West Grand Blvd. Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
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Received 14 July 1986

Accepted after revision 08 October 1986

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26 July 2018 (online)

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