Sleep Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 9 , Pages 945-946 , October 2009

The importance of oral iron therapy in restless legs syndrome

Received 8 December 2008 ,Accepted 16 December 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2008.12.003

Sleep Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 9 , Pages 945-946 , October 2009

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