RLS epidemiology - Frequencies, risk factors and methods in population studies

Movement Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 18, 2007, Pages

  Berger, Klaus ^a   Kurth, Tobias ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiologic studies; Incidence; Prevalence; Risk factor; RLS

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; RISK FACTOR;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 38049087118     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.21589     Document Type: Conference Paper

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