Association Between Restless Legs Syndrome and Adult ADHD in a German Community-Based Sample

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 300-308

  Roy, Mandy ^a   de Zwaan, Martina ^a   Tuin, Inka ^b   Philipsen, Alexandra ^c   Brähler, Elmar ^b,d   Müller, Astrid ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

adult ADHD; general population; restless legs syndrome; sleep disturbances

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SLEEP WAKE DISORDERS;

EID: 85040688983     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054714561291     Document Type: Article

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