Quality of life and tinnitus

Audiological Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-40

  Kennedy, Veronica ^a   Wilson, Claire ^a   Stephens, Dafydd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EuroQol; Quality of life; Questionnaire; SF 36; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

EMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; TINNITUS;

EID: 2542503433     PISSN: 1651386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16513860410027349     Document Type: Review

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