A review of the burden of vertigo

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 19-20, 2011, Pages 2690-2701

  Holmes, Susan ^a   Padgham, Nigel D ^b  

^a CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KENT AND CANTERBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dizziness; Literature review; Nurses; Nursing; Vertigo

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; NURSING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VERTIGO;

HUMANS; VERTIGO;

EID: 80052168518     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03585.x     Document Type: Review

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