The contribution of spouse responses and marital satisfaction to the experience of chronic tinnitus

Audiological Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 60-73

  Pugh, Rachel S ^a   Stephens, Dafydd ^b   Budd, Rick ^c  

^a Newport North CMHT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c WHITCHURCH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coping style; Marital interactions; Tinnitus severity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; TINNITUS;

EID: 2542429267     PISSN: 1651386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16513860410028726     Document Type: Article

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