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Exercise and Restless Legs Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Melissa McManama Aukerman, Douglas Aukerman, Max Bayard, Fred Tudiver, Lydia Thorp and Beth Bailey
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine September 2006, 19 (5) 487-493; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.19.5.487
Melissa McManama Aukerman
MS
Douglas Aukerman
MD
Max Bayard
MD
Fred Tudiver
MD
Lydia Thorp
MD

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Exercise and Restless Legs Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Melissa McManama Aukerman, Douglas Aukerman, Max Bayard, Fred Tudiver, Lydia Thorp, Beth Bailey
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Sep 2006, 19 (5) 487-493; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.19.5.487
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