RLS and blood donation

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 844-849

  Burchell, Brendan J ^a   Allen, Richard P ^b   Miller, Jessica K ^a   Hening, Wayne A ^c   Earley, Christopher J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood donation; BMI; Iron deficiency; Restless legs; Restless legs syndrome; RLS

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEPLETION; IRON STORAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM; VEGETARIAN;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD DONORS; BODY MASS INDEX; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIET, VEGETARIAN; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 68749110775     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2008.09.013     Document Type: Article

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