Prevalence of restless legs syndrome: A community-based study from Argentina

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 461-465

  Gustavo Persi, Gabriel ^a   Etcheverry, Jose Luis ^b   Vecchi, Celeste ^b   Parisi, Virginia Laura ^a   Ayarza, Ana Clara ^a   Gatto, Emilia Mabel ^a,b  

^a Sanatorio de la Trinidad   (Argentina)

^b INEBA ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Prevalence; Restless legs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CITY; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX RATIO; SOUTH AMERICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARGENTINA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67449124667     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2008.11.012     Document Type: Article

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