The value of dynamic posturography (Equitest®) in preparing an expert's report;Der stellenwert der dynamischen posturographie (Equitest®) bei gutachterlichen beurteilungen

Laryngo- Rhino- Otologie

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 669-679

  Schwab, Burkard ^a,c   Lattmann, P ^a   Heermann, R ^a   Issing, P R ^b   Lenarz, Th ^a   Mack, K F ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b HNO Klinik   (Germany)

^c Klin/Poliklin fur HNO Heilkunde   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dynamic posturography; Equitest ; MdE; Survey; Vertigo

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FUNCTION TEST; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STABILOGRAPHY; VERTIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELECTRONYSTAGMOGRAPHY; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALINGERING; MENIERE'S DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 6944240110     PISSN: 09358943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-814554     Document Type: Article

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