Restless legs syndrome in iranian multiple sclerosis patients: A case-control study

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages S189-S193

  Shaygannejad, Vahid ^a   Ardestani, Parisa Emami ^a   Ghasemi, Majid ^a   Meamar, Rokhsareh ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Case control; Iran; Multiple sclerosis; Restless legs syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84910107359     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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