Does evidence-based medicine exist in the treatment of Meniere's disease? A critical review of the last decade of publications

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 456-460

  Thorp, M A ^a   Shehab, Z P ^a   Bance, M L ^a   Rutka, J A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endolymphatic sac surgery; Evidence based medicine; Meniere's disease; Randomised controlled trials; Study design

Indexed keywords

BETAHISTINE; DEXAMETHASONE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENIERE DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW;

CLINICAL TRIALS; ENDOLYMPHATIC SAC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MENIERE'S DISEASE;

EID: 0034530167     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.2000.00374.x     Document Type: Review

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