A review of alternative treatments for tinnitus

Audiological Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 74-82

  Meehan, Thomasina ^a   Eisenhut, Michael ^b   Stephens, Dafydd ^c  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complementary therapy; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT;

ACUPUNCTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MEDITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TAI CHI; TINNITUS; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; YOGA;

EID: 2542433989     PISSN: 1651386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16513860410027772     Document Type: Review

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