Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 69, Issue 12 , Pages 591-595 , December 2006

Vestibular Rehabilitation in a Patient with Whiplash-associated Disorders

  • Kwo-Shieng Tuo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Yuan-Yang Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Chung-Lan Kao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Chung-Lan Kao, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 14 March 2006 ,Accepted 14 July 2006.

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PII: S1726-4901(09)70336-3

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70336-3

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 69, Issue 12 , Pages 591-595 , December 2006

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