Internet-based vestibular rehabilitation for older adults with chronic dizziness: A randomized controlled trial in primary care

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 209-216

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^f STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioral medicine; Chronic care; Ear, nose, and throat (ENT); Meniere disease; Practice based research; Primary care; Vertigo

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VESTIBULAR DISORDER;

AGED; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VESTIBULAR DISEASES;

EID: 85019068856     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.2070     Document Type: Article

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