Validity of the Italian adaptation of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory; focus on quality of life and psychological distress in tinnitus-sufferers;Validazione in lingua italiana del Tinnitus Handicap Inventory: correlazioni tra acufene, distress psicologico e la qualità della vita

Acta Otorhinolaryngologica Italica

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 126-134

  Monzani, D ^a   Genovese, E ^a   Marrara, A ^a   Gherpelli, C ^a   Pingani, L ^a   Forghieri, M ^a   Rigatelli, M ^a   Guadagnin, T ^b   Arslan, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Quality of life; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; TINNITUS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TINNITUS;

EID: 49649123157     PISSN: 0392100X     EISSN: 1827675X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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