Psychoneuroendocrinology
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 532-538 , June 2007

Is stress a trigger factor for migraine?

  • G.G. Schoonman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology (K5-Q), Leiden University Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31715262895; fax: +31715248253.
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  • D.J. Evers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology (K5-Q), Leiden University Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • B.E. Ballieux

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Chemistry, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • E.J. de Geus

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • E.R. de Kloet

      Affiliations

    • Division of Medical Pharmacology, LACDR, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • G.M. Terwindt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology (K5-Q), Leiden University Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • J.G. van Dijk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology (K5-Q), Leiden University Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • M.D. Ferrari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology (K5-Q), Leiden University Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands

Received 24 October 2006 ,Revised 7 February 2007 ,Accepted 12 March 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2007.03.006

Psychoneuroendocrinology
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 532-538 , June 2007

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