Dizziness epidemiology

 

The symptom of dizziness is extraordinarily common.  It impacts people’s lives in terms of comfort, loss of time and productivity, and health care utilization.  There are not enough specialists to treat all dizzy patients.  Public education may help ease this supply-demand mismatch. 

 

 

We reviewed the literature so that you don't have to!

 

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