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. 2010 Aug 17;11(6):533–534. doi: 10.1007/s10194-010-0249-5

Airplane headache in pediatric age group: report of three cases

Hüseyin İlker İpekdal 1,, Ömer Karadaş 2, Galip Erdem 3, Sebahattin Vurucu 4, Ümit Hıdır Ulaş 2
PMCID: PMC3476231  PMID: 20714775

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