American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 54, Issue 2 , Pages 318-326 , August 2009

An Intradialysis Diagnostic Test for Restless Legs Syndrome: A Pilot Study

  • Akito Kume, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Kume Clinic, Nagoya, Japan
    • Nagoya Clinical Neuropharmacology Laboratory, Nagoya, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Akito Kume, MD, PhD, Kume Clinic, 1-8 Marune-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-0054, Japan
    • ,
  • Hidemaro Sato, CE

      Affiliations

    • Sawada Hospital, Gifu, Japan
    • ,
  • Hiromitsu Nonomura, CE

      Affiliations

    • Sawada Hospital, Gifu, Japan
    • ,
  • Akiharu Furuta, CE

      Affiliations

    • Sawada Hospital, Gifu, Japan
    • ,
  • Shigeki Sawada, MD

      Affiliations

    • Sawada Hospital, Gifu, Japan
    • ,
  • Shuichi Tsutsui, MD

      Affiliations

    • Aoi Central Hospital, Okazaki, Japan

Received 30 October 2008 ,Accepted 17 April 2009.

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 Originally published online as doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.04.034 on July 3, 2009.

PII: S0272-6386(09)00770-7

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.04.034

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 54, Issue 2 , Pages 318-326 , August 2009

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