Prevalence and risk factors of RLS in an elderly population: The MEMO study

Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1064-1068

  Rothdach, A J ^a   Trenkwalder, C ^a   Haberstock, J ^b   Keil, U ^b   Berger, K ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b Section of Neurology ^*

Author keywords

Elderly; Prevalence; Restless legs syndrome; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; ESTROGEN; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0034646434     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.54.5.1064     Document Type: Article

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