Ethnic differences in the prevalence and predictors of restless legs syndrome between hispanics of mexican descent and non-hispanic whites in san diego county: A population-based study

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-53

  Sawanyawisuth, Kittisak ^a   Palinkas, Lawrence A ^b   Ancoli Israel, Sonia ^c   Dimsdale, Joel E ^c   Loredo, José S ^c  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Ethnicity; Hispanics of Mexican descent; Non Hispanic whites; Prevalence; Restless legs syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TELECONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CALIFORNIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 84872692350     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.2338     Document Type: Article

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