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01-04-2020 | Restless Legs Syndrome | Letter to the Editor

Restless legs syndrome and its variants: a case report

Authors: Amée F. Wolters, Bart F. L. van Nuenen

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 4/2020

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Title: Restless legs syndrome and its variants: a case report
Authors: Amée F. Wolters
Bart F. L. van Nuenen
Publication date: 01-04-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Restless Legs Syndrome
Pramipexole
Published in: Neurological Sciences / Issue 4/2020
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-019-04133-6

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