Long-Term Effect of Dopaminergic Drugs in Restless Legs: A 2-Year Follow-Up

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 1990, Pages 1223-1224

  Von Scheele, Christian ^a   Kempi, Viktor ^a  

^a Departments of Medicine ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENSERAZIDE; BROMOCRIPTINE; LEVODOPA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BENSERAZIDE; BROMOCRIPTINE; CHILD; DOPAMINE AGENTS; DRUG EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; LEVODOPA; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NAUSEA; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0025151779     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: 15383687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1990.00530110083021     Document Type: Article

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