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Triptans in the Treatment of Acute Migraine in Children and Adolescents

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Abu-Arafeh, I. Triptans in the Treatment of Acute Migraine in Children and Adolescents. Indian Pediatr 60, 624–625 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-023-2958-2

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