Causes of persistent dizziness in elderly patients in primary care

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 196-205

  Maarsingh, Otto R ^a   Dros, Jacquelien ^b   Schellevis, François G ^a,c   van Weert, Henk C ^b   van der Windt, Danielle A ^a,d   ter Riet, Gerben ^b   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 KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dizziness, diagnosis; Elderly; Family practice; Primary care

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELPHI STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIZZINESS; DRUG TOXICITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NETHERLANDS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTOR; SYNCOPE; TIME; VESTIBULAR DISORDER;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIZZINESS; DRUG TOXICITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NETHERLANDS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SYNCOPE; TIME FACTORS; VESTIBULAR DISEASES;

EID: 77952540373     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1116     Document Type: Article

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