Restless legs syndrome: What is a pediatrician to do?

Pediatrics

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 438-439

  Blum, Nathan J ^a,b   Mason II, Thornton B A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PERGOLIDE; PRAMIPEXOLE;

ALGORITHM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC REASONING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NOTE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICIAN; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAXATION TRAINING; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SLEEP; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME;

EID: 34547657928     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-1235     Document Type: Note

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