Prevalence and correlates of restless legs syndrome in adolescents

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 40-47

  Yilmaz, Kutluhan ^a   Kilincaslan, Ayse ^a   Aydin, Neriman ^a   Kor, Deniz ^b  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Gaziantep Children's Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOCTURNAL ENURESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOM; TELEPHONE; TURKEY (BIRD);

ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; TURKEY;

EID: 78650041530     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2010.03796.x     Document Type: Article

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