Sudden sensorineural hearing loss: An evaluation of treatment and management approaches by referring physicians

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 86-91

  Shemirani, Nima L ^a   Schmidt, Madeline ^a   Friedland, David R ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HEARING LOSS, SUDDEN; HUMANS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PREDNISONE; STEROIDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149092239     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2008.09.022     Document Type: Article

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