Effects of specific rehabilitation for dizziness among patients in primary health care. A randomized controlled trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 558-565

  Hansson, Eva Ekvall ^a   Månsson, Nils Ove ^a   Håkansson, Anders ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STANDING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; VESTIBULAR DISEASES;

EID: 4043142919     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215504cr771oa     Document Type: Article

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