Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
Volume 15, Issue 8 , Pages 598-601 , September 2009

Prevalence of restless legs syndrome in a Japanese elderly population

  • Yoshio Tsuboi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Johnan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 92 801 1011; fax: +81 92 865 7900.
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  • Akiko Imamura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Johnan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan
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  • Mika Sugimura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Johnan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan
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  • Seigo Nakano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Johnan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan
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  • Shuichiro Shirakawa

      Affiliations

    • Geriatric Mental Health, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Ichikawa, Japan
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  • Tatsuo Yamada

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Johnan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan

Received 30 July 2008 ,Revised 17 January 2009 ,Accepted 26 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2009.02.014

Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
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