The contribution of hearing to normal balance

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 126, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 984-988

  Kanegaonkar, R G ^a   Amin, K ^a   Clarke, M ^a  

^a MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balance; Gait; Hearing; Posture; Vestibular Function Tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEARING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PROPRIOCEPTION; SOUND; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM; VESTIBULAR TEST; VISION;

ADULT; HEARING; HUMANS; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROPRIOCEPTION; VESTIBULE, LABYRINTH; VISION, OCULAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870002062     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002221511200179X     Document Type: Article

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