Sleep Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 82-86 , January 2010

Epidemiology of restless legs syndrome in Turkish adults on the western Black Sea coast of Turkey: A door-to-door study in a rural area

  • Mustafa Taşdemir

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, Marmara University, 34668 Haydarpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Marmara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Halk Sağlığı Anabilim Dalı, 34668 Haydarpaşa, İstanbul, Turkey. Tel.: +90 216 414 9457; fax: +90 216 414 4731.
    • Dr. Taşdemir recently transferred from School of Health Sciences to School of Medicine of Marmara University.
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  • Hülya Erdoğan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, 34865 Kartal, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Ülkü Türk Börü

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, 34865 Kartal, Istanbul, Turkey
    • ,
  • Elif Dilaver

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, 34865 Kartal, Istanbul, Turkey
    • ,
  • Ayşegül Kumaş

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, 34865 Kartal, Istanbul, Turkey

Received 12 March 2008 ,Revised 6 October 2008 ,Accepted 7 October 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2008.10.008

Sleep Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 82-86 , January 2010

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