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Psychological Approaches for Migraine Management

  • John A. Sturgeon
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    Corresponding author. 24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, Lobby M, Suite 3100, Ann Arbor, MI 48105.
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    Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Medical School, 24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
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  • Dawn M. Ehde
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    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, 325 Ninth Avenue, Box 359612, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
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  • Beth D. Darnall
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    Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, 430 Broadway Street, Pavilion C, 3rd Floor MC6343, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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  • Meredith J. Barad
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    Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1070 Arastradero, Suite 200, MC 5596, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
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  • Daniel J. Clauw
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    Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Medical School, 24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA

    Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, 24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA

    Department of Internal Medicine-Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical School, 24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
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  • Mark P. Jensen
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    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, 325 Ninth Avenue, Box 359612, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
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