Clinical Evaluation of Tinnitus: A Review

Audiological Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 101-106

  Holgers, Kajsa Mia ^a   Barrenäs, Marie Louise ^a   Svedlund, Jan ^a   Zöger, Sigyn ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Assessments; Evaluation; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONCENTRATION LOSS; DEPRESSION; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; NOTTINGHAM HEALTH PROFILE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSICS; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TINNITUS; TINNITUS SEVERITY QUESTIONNAIRE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 1842534064     PISSN: 1651386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16513860301714     Document Type: Review

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