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Bupropion and Restless Legs Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Max Bayard, Beth Bailey, Deep Acharya, Farhana Ambreen, Sonia Duggal, Taran Kaur, Zia Ur Rahman, Kim Roller and Fred Tudiver
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2011, 24 (4) 422-428; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2011.04.100173
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Max Bayard, Beth Bailey, Deep Acharya, Farhana Ambreen, Sonia Duggal, Taran Kaur, Zia Ur Rahman, Kim Roller, Fred Tudiver
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2011, 24 (4) 422-428; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2011.04.100173

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Max Bayard, Beth Bailey, Deep Acharya, Farhana Ambreen, Sonia Duggal, Taran Kaur, Zia Ur Rahman, Kim Roller, Fred Tudiver
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2011, 24 (4) 422-428; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2011.04.100173
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