Vertigo: Part 1 - Assessment in general practice

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 341-347

  Kuo, Chih Hung ^a   Pang, Leo ^b   Chang, Robert ^b  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; VERTIGO;

AUSTRALIA; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; VERTIGO;

EID: 49249099426     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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