Psychometric properties of the Chinese (Cantonese) Tinnitus Handicap Inventory

Clinical Otolaryngology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 309-315

  Kam, A C S ^a,b   Cheung, A P P ^c   Chan, P Y B ^d   Leung, E K S ^a   Wong, T K C ^a   Van Hasselt, C A ^a,b   Tong, M C F ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c YAN CHAI HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; CHINESE TINNITUS HANDICAP INVENTORY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TINNITUS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TINNITUS; TRANSLATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68349141154     PISSN: 17494478     EISSN: 17494486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4486.2009.01946.x     Document Type: Article

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