Prevalence and associated features of restless legs syndrome in a population of Iranian women during pregnancy

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 46-49

  Vahdat, Mansoureh ^a   Sariri, Elaheh ^a   Miri, Shahnaz ^b   Rohani, Mohammad ^a   Kashanian, Maryam ^a   Sabet, Amin ^a   Zamani, Babak ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Associated factors; Pregnancy; Restless legs syndrome; Sleep disturbances

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INTERVIEW; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME;

ASSOCIATED FACTORS; PREGNANCY; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SLEEP DISTURBANCES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884208499     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.04.023     Document Type: Article

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