Development and psychometric adequacy of the screening version of the tinnitus handicap inventory

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 276-281

  Newman, Craig W ^a   Sandridge, Sharon A ^a   Bolek, Lauren ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Handicap measure; Screening; THI; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISABILITY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TINNITUS;

ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TINNITUS;

EID: 41349084853     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e31816569c4     Document Type: Article

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