A randomized clinical trial to assess the efficacy of the epley maneuver in the treatment of acute benign positional vertigo

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 918-924

  Chang, Andrew K ^a   Schoeman, Gary ^b   Hill, MaryAnn ^c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

benign positional vertigo; canalith repositioning maneuver; dizziness; Epley maneuver

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPLEY MANEUVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CARE; POSITIONAL VERTIGO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURE; PROMETHAZINE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTIGO;

EID: 4344602559     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2004.06.001     Document Type: Article

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