Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) in anemic patients with congestive heart failure and chronic renal failure: Lack of effect of anemia treatment

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 205-207

  Zilberman, M ^a   Silverberg, D S ^b   Schwartz, D ^b   Oksenberg, A ^c  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c LOEWENSTEIN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anemia; Chronic Renal Failure; Congestive Heart Failure; Erythropoietin; Iron; Restless Legs Syndrome; Sleep disorders

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ANEMIA; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME;

EID: 77956063144     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.11.177     Document Type: Article

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