Top 10 differential diagnoses in family medicine: Vertigo and dizziness.
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1959 Dr Ponka is an Assistant Professor and Dr Kirlew is a second-year resident in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Ottawa in Ontario. Correspondence to: Dr David Ponka, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa; e-mail [email protected] For a pdf of the Top Ten Differential Diagnoses in Family Medicine pamphlet or to access the slide show on-line, go to http://www.familymedicine.uottawa.ca/eng/TopTenDifferentialDiagnosisInPrimaryCare.aspx. Differential Diagnoses FP Watch • Surveillance médicale
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien
دوره 53 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007