International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 197-203 , December 2009

Restless Legs Syndrome Among the Elderly

  • Pei-Hao Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shih-Jung Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Shih-Jung Cheng, Department of Neurology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Main Branch, 92, Section 2, Chungshan North Road, Taipei, Taiwan

,Accepted 1 December 2009.

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PII: S1873-9598(10)70001-6

doi: 10.1016/S1873-9598(10)70001-6

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 197-203 , December 2009

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