Ropinirole for restless legs syndrome

Movement Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 138-140

  Ondo, William ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dopamine agonists; Restless legs syndrome; Ropinirole; Sleep disorders

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ROPINIROLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVOUSNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASH; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDOLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032904637     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1531-8257(199901)14:1<138::AID-MDS1023>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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