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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
Max Bayard
Beth Bailey
Deep Acharya
Farhana Ambreen
Sonia Duggal
Taran Kaur
Zia Ur Rahman
Kim Roller

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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, Fred Tudiver
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2011, 24 (4) 422-428; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2011.04.100173
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, 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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