Research ArticleOriginal Research

Novel Exercises for Restless Legs Syndrome: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Eloise G. Harrison, Jennifer L. Keating and Prue Morgan
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2018, 31 (5) 783-794; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2018.05.180065

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