Sound therapy (masking) in the management of tinnitus in adults

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Hobson, Jonathan ^a   Chisholm, E J ^a   Loveland, M E ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BACLOFEN; BENZODIAZEPINE; CINNARIZINE; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; LIDOCAINE; NICOTINAMIDE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ZINC;

ADULT; AUDITORY MASKING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEARING AID; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOUND THERAPY; TINNITUS;

EID: 44949245020     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006371     Document Type: Review

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