A double-blind placebo-controlled trial of baclofen in the treatment of tinnitus

American Journal of Otology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 896-903

  Westerberg, Brian D ^a   Roberson Jr , Joseph B ^a,b   Stach, Brad A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b California Ear Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TINNITUS;

ADULT; AGED; BACLOFEN; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; LOUDNESS PERCEPTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; PITCH PERCEPTION; PLACEBOS; TINNITUS;

EID: 0029974155     PISSN: 01929763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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