Treatment of RLS and leg muscle cramps with electromagnetic therapy - A randomized and placebo controlled study of 89 cases;Elektromagnetisk terapi vid restless legs och nattliga vadmuskelkramper - Pulserande elektromagnetiska fält och placebo gav samma effekt

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Volumn 105, Issue 32-33, 2008, Pages 2167-2170

  Nilsson, Sven E ^a,b,c  

^a Universitetssjukhuset MAS   (Sweden)

^b Medicinska Kliniken   (Sweden)

^c Gerontologiska Institutet   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CRAMP; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CRAMP; PLACEBOS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49649083352     PISSN: 00237205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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