title: General comments on this issue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA. GacekR@ummhc.org
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Gacek
mesh_terms: D015897:Comorbidity; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*