The incidence of symptoms consistent with cerebellopontine angle lesions in a general ENT out-patient clinic

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 518-522

  Harcourt, J P ^a,b   Vijaya Sekaran, S ^a   Loney, E ^a   Lennox, P ^a  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic neurinoma; Diagnosis; Otorhinolaryngological; Population surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PONS ANGLE; SCREENING TEST; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0032991207     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100144391     Document Type: Article

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