The priorities of elderly patients suffering from dizziness: A qualitative study

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 6-11

  Kruschinski, Carsten ^a   Theile, Gudrun ^a   Dreier, Sabine Dorothee ^a   Hummers Pradier, Eva ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dizziness; General practice; Geriatrics; Patient centred care; Qualitative research; Signs and symptoms

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DIZZINESS; EXPECTATION; FALL RISK; FEAR; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SELF HELP; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; DATA COLLECTION; DIZZINESS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE;

EID: 77649308930     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814780903479914     Document Type: Article

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