Is benign paroxysmal positional vertigo underdiagnosed in hospitalised patients?

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 198-202

  Chan, T P ^a  

^a TWGHs Wong Tai Sin Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Prevalence; Sensitivity and specificity; Vertigo

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENIGN PAROXYSMAL VERTIGO OF CHILDHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; EAR; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VERTIGO;

EID: 48749131869     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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