Restless legs syndrome in a population of Northern Tanzania: A community-based study

Movement Disorders

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 596-601

  Winkler, Andrea Sylvia ^a,b   Trendafilova, Anna ^c   Meindl, Michael ^d   Kaaya, John ^e   Schmutzhard, Erich ^d   Kassubek, Jan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b HAYDOM LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^d INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^e District General Hospital   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Community based study; Prevalence; Restless legs syndrome; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951227000     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.22806     Document Type: Article

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