The frequency and impact of restless legs syndrome in primary care

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Keeffe, S T ^a   Egan, Declan ^a   Myers, Andrew ^a   Redmond, Sandra ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SCREENING TEST; SLEEP PARAMETERS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SLEEP; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; IRELAND; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SLEEP;

EID: 35348947436     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: 03323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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