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A very specific absence of focus? A patient's response to ‘Diagnosing migraine’
  1. Karen Charlesworth
  1. Migraineur, Acupuncturist, York, UK
  1. Correspondence to Ms Karen Charlesworth; karencharlesworth{at}mac.com

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