High prevalence of restless legs syndrome among patients with fibromyalgia: A controlled cross-sectional study

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 423-427

  Viola Saltzman, Mari ^a   Watson, Nathaniel F ^b,c   Bogart, Andy ^d   Goldberg, Jack ^c   Buchwald, Dedra ^c  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; Insomnia; Pain; Restless legs syndrome; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW SCHEDULE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; GENDER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LEG PAIN; LIMB PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP DISORDER;

EID: 78149338346     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.27929     Document Type: Article

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