Dizziness among older adults: A possible geriatric syndrome

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 337-344

  Tinetti, Maiy E ^a   Williams, Christianna S ^a   Gill, Thomas M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VERTIGO;

EID: 0034052775     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-132-5-200003070-00002     Document Type: Article

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