Epidemiology of vertigo: A national survey

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 110-116

  Lai, Ying Ta ^a   Wang, Ting Chuan ^a   Chuang, Li Ju ^b   Chen, Ming Hsu ^a   Wang, Pa Chun ^a,b,c,d  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Cathay Medical Research Institute   (Taiwan)

^c FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

National Health Insurance; Prevalence; Recurrence; Risk factor; Vertigo

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; TAIWAN; VERTIGO; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASON; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONS; TAIWAN; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VERTIGO;

EID: 80052097624     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0194599811400007     Document Type: Article

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