Sleep Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 8 , Pages 785-790 , September 2010

Restless legs syndrome in end-stage renal disease: Clinical characteristics and associated comorbidities

Received 18 July 2009 ,Revised 11 February 2010 ,Accepted 16 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2010.02.011

Sleep Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 8 , Pages 785-790 , September 2010

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