Epidemiology of paroxysmal positioning vertigo: Correlation with seasons, climate, and pollution

International Tinnitus Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 168-174

  Mariani, Paolo ^a   Pelagatti, Matteo ^a   Hahn, Ales ^b   Alpini, Dario ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^d S Maria Nascente   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate; Environment; Epidemiology; Paroxysmal positional vertigo; Pollution; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTOLITH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUNLIGHT;

AGE FACTORS; AIR POLLUTION; CAUSALITY; CLIMATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; TEMPERATURE; VERTIGO;

EID: 58149263180     PISSN: 09465448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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