Internet-based vestibular rehabilitation for adults aged 50 years and over: A protocol for a randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Geraghty, Adam W A ^a   Kirby, Sarah ^a   Essery, Rosie ^a   Little, Paul ^a   Bronstein, Adolfo ^b   Turner, David ^c   Stuart, Beth ^a   Andersson, Gerhard ^d,e   Carlbring, Per ^f   Yardley, Lucy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^f STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; AGED; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION;

AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIZZINESS; EXERCISE THERAPY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 84904699147     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005871     Document Type: Article

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