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May 27, 2014; 82 (21) Article

Peripheral hypoxia in restless legs syndrome (Willis-Ekbom disease)

Aaro V. Salminen, Ville Rimpilä, Olli Polo
First published April 30, 2014, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000000454
Aaro V. Salminen
From the University of Tampere (A.V.S., V.R., O.P.), School of Medicine; Unesta Research Centre (A.V.S., V.R., O.P.), Tampere; and Department of Respiratory Medicine (O.P.), Tampere University Hospital, Finland.
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Ville Rimpilä
From the University of Tampere (A.V.S., V.R., O.P.), School of Medicine; Unesta Research Centre (A.V.S., V.R., O.P.), Tampere; and Department of Respiratory Medicine (O.P.), Tampere University Hospital, Finland.
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From the University of Tampere (A.V.S., V.R., O.P.), School of Medicine; Unesta Research Centre (A.V.S., V.R., O.P.), Tampere; and Department of Respiratory Medicine (O.P.), Tampere University Hospital, Finland.
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Peripheral hypoxia in restless legs syndrome (Willis-Ekbom disease)
Aaro V. Salminen, Ville Rimpilä, Olli Polo
Neurology May 2014, 82 (21) 1856-1861; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000000454

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vol. 82 no. 21 1856-1861
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000000454
PubMed: 
24789861

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
0028-3878
Online ISSN: 
1526-632X
History: 
  • Received November 9, 2013
  • Accepted in final form February 12, 2014
  • First Published April 30, 2014.

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    1. Aaro V. Salminen, MSc,
    2. Ville Rimpilä, MSc and
    3. Olli Polo, MD, PhD
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  1. From the University of Tampere (A.V.S., V.R., O.P.), School of Medicine; Unesta Research Centre (A.V.S., V.R., O.P.), Tampere; and Department of Respiratory Medicine (O.P.), Tampere University Hospital, Finland.
  1. Correspondence to Aaro V. Salminen: aaro.salminen{at}unesta.fi
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