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. 2009 May;32(5):587-8.

doi: 10.1093/sleep/32.5.587.

A case of compulsive behaviors observed in a restless legs syndrome patient treated with a dopamine agonist

Rachel E Salas, Richard P Allen, Christopher J Earley, Charlene E Gamaldo

PMID: 19480224
PMCID: PMC2675892
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/32.5.587

Case Reports

A case of compulsive behaviors observed in a restless legs syndrome patient treated with a dopamine agonist

Rachel E Salas et al. Sleep. 2009 May.

. 2009 May;32(5):587-8.

doi: 10.1093/sleep/32.5.587.

Authors

Rachel E Salas, Richard P Allen, Christopher J Earley, Charlene E Gamaldo

PMID: 19480224
PMCID: PMC2675892
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/32.5.587

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