Differential diagnosis of unpleasant sensations in the legs: Prevalence of restless legs syndrome in a primary care population

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 161-166

  Möller, Caroline ^a,c   Wetter, Thomas C ^b   Köster, Jürgen ^c   Stiasny Kolster, Karin ^d  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^c BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

^d PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comorbidities; Differential diagnosis; Leg symptoms; Prevalence; Primary care; Restless legs syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SELF EVALUATION; UNPLEASANT SENSATION; VARICOSIS;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CRAMP; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 75149141937     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2009.04.009     Document Type: Article

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