Prevalence and correlates of dizziness in community-dwelling older people: A cross sectional population based study

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  De Moraes, Suzana Albuquerque ^a   Soares, Wuberjeffersondesouza ^a   Ferriolli, Eduardo ^a   Perracini, Monica Rodrigues ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Cross sectional study; Depression; Dizziness; Elderly adults; Fatigue; Sleep disorders by excessive drowsiness

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84871769790     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-4     Document Type: Article

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