Quality of life in elderly patients with dizziness: Analysis of the Short-Form Health Survey in 197 patients

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-59

  Hsu, Li Chi ^a   Hu, Han Hwa ^a   Wong, Wen Jang ^a   Wang, Shuu Jiun ^a   Luk, Yun On ^a   Chern, Chang Ming ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Disability; Dizziness; Elderly; Quality of life; Short Form 36

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DIZZINESS; EMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 12344320139     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480410017512     Document Type: Article

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