Restless legs syndrome is common among female patients with fibromyalgia

European Neurology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 107-111

  Stehlik, Romana ^a,b,c   Arvidsson, Lennart ^b   Ulfberg, Jan ^a  

^a Avesta Hospital   (Sweden)

^b Skönviks Rehabilitation Center   (Sweden)

^c Sleep Disorders Center   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; Restless legs syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HOME; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME;

EID: 57149122794     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000180313     Document Type: Article

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