Nocturnal leg cramps in children: Incidence and clinical characteristics

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 329-332

  Leung, Alexander K C ^a,b   Wong, Byron E ^a   Chan, Paul Y H ^a   Cho, Helen Y H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Leg cramps; Nocturnal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ALBERTA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP;

EID: 0033146961     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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