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A ROTATORY MANEUVER TO REDUCE IMBALANCE OF THE VESTIBULAR SYSTEM IN PATIENTS WITH VESTIBULAR VERTIGO
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Scholarpedia
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1941-6016
DOI: 10.4249/scholarpedia.3013