The tinnitus functional index: Development of a new clinical measure for chronic, intrusive tinnitus

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-176

  Meikle, Mary B ^a   Henry, James A ^a,b   Griest, Susan E ^a,b   Stewart, Barbara J ^a   Abrams, Harvey B ^c   McArdle, Rachel ^c   Myers, Paula J ^c   Newman, Craig W ^d   Sandridge, Sharon ^d   Turk, Dennis C ^e   Folmer, Robert L ^a,b   Frederick, Eric J ^f   House, John W ^g   Jacobson, Gary P ^h   Kinney, Sam E ^d   Martin, William H ^a   Nagler, Stephen M ⁱ   Reich, Gloria E ^a   Searchfield, Grant ^j   Sweetow, Robert ^k   Vernon, Jack A ^a   more..

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR REHABILITATIVE AUDITORY RESEARCH   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f Balance and Hearing Northwest   (United States)

^g HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ Atlanta Medical Consultants   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT; STANDARD; TINNITUS; VALIDATION STUDY;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TINNITUS;

EID: 84857913633     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0b013e31822f67c0     Document Type: Article

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