Development of a diagnostic protocol for dizziness in elderly patients in general practice: A Delphi procedure

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 10, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Maarsingh, Otto R ^a   Dros, Jacquelien ^b   Van Weert, Henk C ^b   Schellevis, François G ^a,c   Bindels, Patrick J ^b,d   Van Der Horst, Henriette E ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIZZINESS; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; AGED; ANAMNESIS; DELPHI STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 63149142583     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-10-12     Document Type: Article

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