Prevalence, severity and risk factors of restless legs syndrome in the general adult population in two Scandinavian countries

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 307-312

  Bjorvatn, Bjørn ^a,g   Leissner, Lena ^b   Ulfberg, Jan ^c   Gyring, Jens ^d   Karlsborg, Merete ^e   Regeur, Lisbeth ^f   Skeidsvoll, Håvard ^f,g   Nordhus, Inger Hilde ^a,g   Pallesen, Ståle ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Avesta Hospital   (Sweden)

^d Hammel Neurocenter ^*  (Denmark)

^e BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^g Norwegian Competence Center for Sleep Disorders   (Norway)

Author keywords

Insomnia; IRLS; PLMS; Prevalence; Restless legs syndrome; Risk factors; Severity scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DENMARK; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INTERVIEW; LIMB MOVEMENT; MALE; NORWAY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCANDINAVIA; SEX RATIO; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; RISK FACTORS; SCANDINAVIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 20944443981     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2005.03.008     Document Type: Article

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