How common are various causes of dizziness? A critical review

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 160-167

  Kroenke, Kurt ^a   Hoffman, Richard M ^b   Einstadter, Douglas ^b  

^a REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN TUMOR; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; VERTIGO; VESTIBULAR DISORDER;

EID: 0033951283     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200093020-00001     Document Type: Review

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