Assessment of dizziness among older patients at a family practice clinic: A chart audit study

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 6, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Kwong, Eugene C K ^a   Pimlott, Nicholas J G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DIZZINESS; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICIAN; RANDOMIZATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM; SYNCOPE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; DIZZINESS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; ONTARIO; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 14644406297     PISSN: 14712296     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-6-2     Document Type: Article

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