Clinical epidemiology of nocturnal leg cramps in male veterans

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 313, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 210-214

  Haskell, Sally G ^a,b   Fiebach, Nicholas H ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cramps; Leg; Muscle cramps; Quinine

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIURETIC AGENT; QUININE SULFATE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LEG CRAMP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PREVALENCE; SOLDIER;

EID: 0030962505     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199704000-00003     Document Type: Article

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