Dizziness in the older adult, part 1: Evaluation and general treatment strategies

Geriatrics

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 28-36

  Eaton, Deborah A ^a   Roland, Peter S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dizziness; Dysequilibrium; Presyncope; Vertigo

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; VERTIGO; VESTIBULAR DISORDER;

AGED; AGING; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIZZINESS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING;

EID: 0037386831     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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