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2/2026 vol. 28
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Public insights into migraine: a population-based study

Laween Hashim Dawoud 1
,
Nizar Hussein Ibrahim 1
,
Ahmed A. Mosa 1
,
Esraa Ismail Yousif 1
,
Rojeen Chalabi Khalid 1
,
Ibrahim A. Naqid 2

  1. Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Zakho, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

  2. Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Zakho, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2026; 28(2): 126–131

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2026.161510
Data publikacji online: 2026/06/22
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