Quality of life in elderly with dizziness

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 769-775

  Takano, Nancy Akemi ^a   Cavalli, Silvia Sper ^a   Ganança, Maurício Malavasi ^b,c   Caovilla, Heloísa Helena ^b   De Oliveira Santos, Mônica Alcantara ^d   De Toledo Piza Peluso, Érica ^d   Ganança, Fernando Freitas ^b  

^a Universidade Bandeirante de Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIBAN   (Brazil)

^d Santa Casa of Sao Paulo Medical School   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aged; Dizziness; Quality of life; Vertigo; Vestibular diseases

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551601222     PISSN: 18088694     EISSN: 18088686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1808-86942010000600016     Document Type: Article

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