A questionnaire study of the quality of life and quality of family life of individuals complaining of tinnitus pre- and post-attendance at a tinnitus clinic

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 410-416

  El Refaie, Amr ^a,b   Davis, Adrian ^a   Kayan, Altan ^a   Baskill, Jean ^a   Lovell, Elizabeth ^a   Owen, Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC INSTITUTE OF HEARING RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Quality of family life; Quality of life; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FAMILY LIFE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TINNITUS;

FAMILY; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TINNITUS;

EID: 4544363876     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020400050052     Document Type: Article

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