Are coping strategies really useful for the tinnitus patient? An investigation conducted via the internet

Audiological Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 54-59

  Andersson, Gerhard ^a   Kaldo, Viktor ^b   Strömgren, Tryggve ^b   Ström, Lars ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anxiety; Coping; Depression; Internet; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TINNITUS;

EID: 2542489190     PISSN: 1651386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16513860410027358     Document Type: Article

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