Vestibular rehabilitation in a university hospital
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Vestibular rehabilitation in a university hospital.
UNLABELLED The aim of vestibular rehabilitation is to improve total balance, quality of life and spatial orientation of patients with dizziness. AIMS To determine the characteristics of the patients who underwent the Vestibular Rehabilitation program of the Neurotology Ward of a University Hospital, and to verify the results obtained between November/2000 and December/2004. MATERIALS AND ME...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1808-8694
DOI: 10.1016/s1808-8694(15)31095-8