Prevalence and associated factors of restless legs in a 57-year-old urban population in northern Finland

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-69

  Juuti, A K ^a   Laara E ^a   Rajala, U ^a   Laakso, M ^a,b,d   Harkonen P ^e   Keinanen Kiukaanniemi S ^a,b,c   Hiltunen, L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Health Centre of Oulu   (Finland)

^d Joint Authority of Kainuu Region   (Finland)

^e OULU DEACONESS INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Antidepressant medication; Coronary heart disease; Daytime sleepiness; Depression; Restless legs; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SNORING; URBAN POPULATION;

CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; FINLAND; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME;

EID: 77953330537     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2009.01262.x     Document Type: Article

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