Increased frequency of restless legs syndrome in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 572-576

  Lo Coco, Daniele ^a   Mattaliano, Alfredo ^a   Coco, Albino Lo ^a   Randisi, Biagio ^a  

^a Ospedale Civico ARNAS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Daytime sleepiness; Epworth sleepiness scale; Restless legs syndrome; Sleep

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 67349135748     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2008.04.014     Document Type: Article

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