The prevalence of definite cases of Meniere's disease in the Hida and Nishikubiki districts of central Japan: A survey of relatively isolated areas of medical care

Acta Oto-Laryngologica, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 528, 1997, Pages 94-96

  Shojaku, Hideo ^a   Watanabe, Yukio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Annual prevalence; Definite cases; Epidemiology; Meniere's disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENIERE DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

EVALUATION STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MENIERE'S DISEASE; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030611471     PISSN: 03655237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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