Sex and age differences in the management of dizziness/vertigo in primary care: a retrospective population-based study
There is a predominance of nonspecific diagnoses in PC, primarily affecting women who receive more treatments and neurology referrals for nonspecific diagnoses. For specific diagnoses, no differences in resource usage were observed between sexes.
Authors
- Oriol Cunillera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2891-099X)
- Eva Peguero-Rodríguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8101-0187)
- Jenniffer Perez-Patiño
- José Luis Ballvé Moreno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4911-4477)
- Iván Villar-Balboa
- Yolanda Rando-Matos
- Ricard Carrillo-Muñoz
- Albert Sanllorente-Melenchón
Institutions
- Bellvitge University Hospital (ES)
- Institut d'Investigació Biomédica de Bellvitge (ES)
- Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa (ES)
- Ajuntament de L’Hospitalet (ES)
- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (ES)
- Institut Català de la Salut (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Primary Care
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-025-03050-2
- Primary Topic
- Vestibular and auditory disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- European Commission
- Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III
- European Regional Development Fund