Meniere's Disease in the Elderly

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1041-1046

  Vibert, Dominique ^a   Caversaccio, Marco ^a   Häusler, Rudolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Drop attacks; Elderly; Endolymphatic hydrops; Meniere's disease; Otolith organs

Indexed keywords

COCHLEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DROP ATTACK; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; LIFESPAN; MENIERE DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

AGED; CALCIUM; COCHLEA; HUMANS; MENIERE DISEASE; ORGAN OF CORTI; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SYNCOPE;

EID: 77955763035     PISSN: 00306665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2010.05.009     Document Type: Review

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