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. 2012 Apr 18;2012(4):CD008675. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008675.pub2
CENTRAL Cochrane ENT Trials Register PubMed EMBASE (Ovid)
#1 VERTIGO single term (MeSH) 
 #2 DIZZINESS single term (MeSH) 
 #3 vertig* OR dizziness OR paroxysmal OR BPPV 
 #4 #1 OR #2 OR #3 
 #5 PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES explode all trees (MeSH) 
 #6 HEAD MOVEMENTS single term (MeSH) 
 #7 (epley* OR semont* OR canalith* OR otolith* OR particle) AND (position* OR reposition* OR maneuver* OR manoeuvr*) 
 #8 #5 OR #6 OR #7 
 #9 #4 AND #8 ((Vertig* OR bppv OR paroxysmal OR dizziness) AND (Epley* OR semont* OR canalith* OR otolith* OR particle) AND (position* OR reposition* OR maneuvr* OR manoeuvr*))) #1 “VERTIGO” [Mesh] OR vertig* [tiab] OR dizziness [tiab] OR paroxysmal [tiab] OR BPPV [tiab] 
 #2 "Dizziness"[Mesh:NoExp] 
 #3 “PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES” [Mesh] OR “HEAD MOVEMENTS” [Mesh:NoExp] OR ((epley* [tiab] OR semont* [tiab] OR canalith* [tiab] OR otolith* [tiab] OR particle [tiab]) AND (position* [tiab] OR reposition* [tiab] OR maneuver* [tiab] OR manoeuvr* [tiab])) 
 #4 (#1 OR #2) AND #3 1 vertigo/ or *dizziness/ 
 2 (vertig* or dizziness or paroxysmal or BPPV).tw. 
 3 exp physiotherapy 
 4 ((Epley* or semont* or canalith* or otolith* or particle) and (position* or reposition* or maneuvr* or manoeuvr*)).tw. 
 5 1 or 2 
 6 3 or 4 
 7 5 AND 6
CINAHL (EBSCO) Web of Science BIOSIS Previews (Web of Knowledge) ISRCTN (mRCT)
S1 (MH "Vertigo"# OR #MM "Dizziness"#) 
 S2 TX Vertigo* OR bppv OR paroxysmal OR dizziness 
 S3 S1 or S2 
 S4 (MH "Physical Therapy+") 
 S5 TX ((Epley* OR semont* OR canalith* OR otolith* OR particle) AND (position* OR reposition* OR maneuvr* OR manoeuvr*)) 
 S6 S4 or S5 
 S7 S3 and S6 TS=((Vertigo* OR bppv OR paroxysmal OR dizziness) AND ((Epley* OR semont* OR canalith* OR otolith* OR particle) AND (position* OR reposition* OR maneuvr* OR manoeuvr*))) TS=((Vertigo* OR bppv OR paroxysmal OR dizziness) AND ((Epley* OR semont* OR canalith* OR otolith* OR particle) AND (position* OR reposition* OR maneuvr* OR manoeuvr*))) Epley OR semont OR canalith OR otolith
particle AND (vertigo OR bppv)