Do patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo receive prompt treatment? Analysis of waiting times and human and financial costs associated with current practice

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 50-57

  Fife, Debbie ^a   Fitzgerald, John E ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo; Dix Hallpike manoeuvre; Epley manoeuvre; Posterior semicircular canal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; EFFICIENCY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VERTIGO; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 14944385789     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020400022629     Document Type: Article

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