Changes in the characteristics of definite Meniere's disease over time in Japan: A long-term survey by the Peripheral Vestibular Disorder Research Committee of Japan, formerly the Meniere's Disease Research Committee of Japan

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-160

  Shojaku, Hideo ^a   Watanabe, Yukio ^a   Yagi, Toshiaki ^b   Takahashi, Masahiro ^c   Takeda, Taizo ^d   Ikezono, Tetsuo ^b   Ito, Juichi ^e   Kubo, Takeshi ^f   Suzuki, Mamoru ^g   Takumida, Masaya ^h   Takeda, Noriaki ⁱ   Furuya, Nobuhiko ^j   Yamashita, Hiroshi ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b Nihon Medical University   (Japan)

^c Yokohama Central Clinic   (Japan)

^d KOCHI WOMEN S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^j GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^k YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Aging; Meniere's disease (definite); Onset age; Sex distribution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENIERE DISEASE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; VESTIBULAR DISORDER;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MALE; MENIERE DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60549095193     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480802112587     Document Type: Article

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