Benign Positional Vertigo: Multimedia

References

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Further Reading

See Clinical practice guideline: benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. ¹¹

Keywords

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John C Li, MD, Private Practice in Otology and Neurotology; Medical Director, Balance Center
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