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Headache Treatment Options

Suzanne Florczyk, Taiwona Elliott, Kelley Lawrence, Lauren Penwell-Waines and Cecile Robes
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2024, 37 (4) 737-744; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230450R1
Suzanne Florczyk
From the Novant Health Family Medicine Residency Program, Cornelius, NC.
PharmD, BCMTMS
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Taiwona Elliott
From the Novant Health Family Medicine Residency Program, Cornelius, NC.
DO
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Kelley Lawrence
From the Novant Health Family Medicine Residency Program, Cornelius, NC.
MD, IBCLC, FAAFP, FABM
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Lauren Penwell-Waines
From the Novant Health Family Medicine Residency Program, Cornelius, NC.
PhD
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Cecile Robes
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