Tricyclic antidepressants and headaches: systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Published in BMJ on October 20, 2010

Authors

Jeffrey L Jackson1, William Shimeall, Laura Sessums, Kent J Dezee, Dorothy Becher, Margretta Diemer, Elizabeth Berbano, Patrick G O'Malley

Author Affiliations

1: General Medicine Division, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA. Jeffrey.jackson6@va.gov

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