Repeated IV doses of iron provides effective supplemental treatment of restless legs syndrome

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 301-305

  Earley, Christopher J ^a   Heckler, Debbie ^a   Allen, Richard P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferritin; Ferrlecit; Intravenous; Iron; Restless legs syndrome; Treatment

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; FERROUS GLUCONATE; IRON DEXTRAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INFUSION; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; IRON METABOLISM; IRON THERAPY; MALE; MULTIPLE DRUG DOSE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FERRITINS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; IRON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 20944440072     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2005.01.008     Document Type: Article

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