The effects of alprazolam on tinnitus: A cross-over randomized clinical trial

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Jalali, Mir Mohammad ^a   Kousha, Abdorrahim ^a   Naghavi, Sayed Ebrahim ^a   Soleimani, Robabeh ^b   Banan, Rozbeh ^a  

^a GUILAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b GUILAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alprazolam; Cross over studies; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EVENING DOSAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOUDNESS; MALE; OUTCOME VARIABLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SENSATION; TINNITUS; TINNITUS HANDICAP INVENTORY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; ALPRAZOLAM; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLACEBOS; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71649087077     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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