A community study of the prevalence of restless legs [3]

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 153-

  Egan, D ^b   O'Dubhghaill, C ^b   McNamee, S ^a   Mulkerrin, E ^a   O'Keeffe, Shaun T ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

^b Proxy Biomedical Limited   (Ireland)

^c Merlin Park University Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; IRELAND; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME;

EID: 3042745482     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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