Prevalence of restless legs syndrome among adults in Iceland and Sweden: Lung function, comorbidity, ferritin, biomarkers and quality of life.

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Published in Sleep Med on October 18, 2010

Authors

Bryndis Benediktsdottir1, Christer Janson, Eva Lindberg, Erna Sif Arnardóttir, Isleifur Olafsson, Elizabeth Cook, Elin Helga Thorarinsdottir, Thorarinn Gislason

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1: Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Iceland.

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