Carotid intima-media thickness in patients with idiopathic restless legs syndrome

European Neurology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 321-325

  Park, Joong Hyun ^a   Han, Sang Won ^a   Baik, Jong Sam ^a  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Intima media thickness; Restless legs syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOMATION; B SCAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DATA PROCESSING; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

ADULT; AGED; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 84860566136     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: 14219913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000334869     Document Type: Article

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