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Nutraceuticals in Pediatric Headache: Food for Thought

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  1. Department of Pediatrics (Neurology) Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    Thilinie Rajapakse & Janette Mailo

  2. Stollery Children’s Hospital Headache Program, Women & Children’s Research Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    Thilinie Rajapakse & Janette Mailo

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Rajapakse, T., Mailo, J. Nutraceuticals in Pediatric Headache: Food for Thought. Indian Pediatr 59, 681–682 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-022-2593-3

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