Prevalence of idiopathic and secondary restless legs syndrome in Korean Women

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 164-168

  Park, Young Min ^a   Lee, Heon Jeong ^b   Kang, Seung Gul ^b   Choi, Hyun Seok ^b   Choi, Jung Eun ^b   Cho, Jae Hyuck ^a   Kim, Leen ^b  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Korean; Prevalence; Restless legs syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SOUTH KOREA;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTHRITIS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PREVALENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; THYROID DISEASES;

EID: 77950691419     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2009.11.016     Document Type: Article

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