Migraine - resources

Alternative Names:

Resources - migraine

Information:

The following organizations are good sources of information on migraine:

American Council for Headache Education
19 Mantua Road
Mt. Royal, NJ 08061
(856) 423-0258
http://www.achenet.org/www.achenet.org

National Headache Foundation
428 West St. James Place
Second Floor, Chicago IL 60614-2750
(888) NHF-5552
http://www.headaches.org/www.headaches.org

JAMA Migraine Information Center
http://www.ama-assn.org/special/migraine/migraine.htmwww.ama-assn.org/special/migraine/migraine.htm

The National Migraine Association
113 South Saint Asaph Street, Suite 100
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 739-9384
http://www.migraines.org/www.migraines.org

World Headache Alliance
http://www.w-h-a.org/world.aspwww.w-h-a.org/world.asp

Additional resources can be found through local libraries, your healthcare provider and the yellow pages under "social service organizations."

Review Date: 8/26/2002
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