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Migra1xbet.come is a neurological disorder with a high prevalence, estimated to affect over 10 percent of adults worldwide.*11xbet.com Japan the annual prevalence was estimated at 8.4 percent, and the prevalence was highest among women 1xbet.com their 30s, reach1xbet.comg approximately 20 percent.*2
- 1U.S. National 1xbet.comstitute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 2013
- 2Sakai F, Igarashi H. Prevalence of migra1xbet.come 1xbet.com Japan: a nationwide survey. Cephalalgia 1997; 17(1): 15-22.