Prevalence of cramps in patients over the age of 60 in primary care : a cross sectional study

Maisonneuve, Hubert; Chambe, Juliette; Delacour, Chloé; Muller, Joris; Rougerie, Fabien; Haller, Dagmar M.; Leveque, Michel

doi:10.1186/s12875-016-0509-9

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Prevalence of cramps in patients over the age of 60 in primary care : a cross sectional study

ContributorsMaisonneuve, Hubert; Chambe, Juliette; Delacour, Chloé; Muller, Joris; Rougerie, Fabien; Haller, Dagmar M.

; Leveque, Michel

Published inBMC family practice, vol. 17, no. 1, 111

Publication date2016

Abstract

Cramps are involuntary painful muscle contractions that mainly affect older people. Cramps may cause severe pain and sleep disturbance. Little information exists on the prevalence and the main features of cramps in primary care settings. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence and the main features of cramps among primary care patients aged 60 years and older.

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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires

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Médecine interne générale et pédiatrie ambulatoires (968)

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MAISONNEUVE, Hubert et al. Prevalence of cramps in patients over the age of 60 in primary care : a cross sectional study. In: BMC family practice, 2016, vol. 17, n° 1, p. 111. doi: 10.1186/s12875-016-0509-9

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PID : unige:86145
DOI : 10.1186/s12875-016-0509-9
PMID : 27520635

ISSN of the journal1471-2296

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