Inner ear dysfunction of uncertain origin: A multidisciplinary approach could give something more

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 188-189

  Pirodda, Antonio ^a   Brandolini, Cristina ^a   Ferri, Gian Gaetano ^a   Modugno, Giovanni Carlo ^a   Esposti, Daniela Degli ^a   Borghi, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INNER EAR DISEASE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TINNITUS; VASOMOTOR REFLEX; VERTIGO;

EAR, INNER; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LABYRINTH DISEASES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 57749176651     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2008.07.062     Document Type: Article

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