Diagnosis and management of sleep apnea syndrome and restless legs syndrome in dialysis patients

Seminars in Dialysis

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 210-216

  Novak, Marta ^b,c   Mendelssohn, David ^a   Shapiro, Colin M ^c   Mucsi, Istvan ^b,d  

^a HUMBER RIVER REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 33646681656     PISSN: 08940959     EISSN: 1525139X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-139X.2006.00157.x     Document Type: Review

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