Translation and validation of international restless leg syndrome study group rating scale in hindi language

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 257-261

  Gupta, Ravi ^a   Lahan, Vivekananda ^a   Goel, Deepak ^a  

^a HIMALAYAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Hindi translation; International Restless Leg Syndrome Study Group rating scale; Restless Leg Syndrome; translation; validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LANGUAGE; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 84856491878     PISSN: 09722327     EISSN: 19983549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.91939     Document Type: Article

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