Validation of the THI-12 questionnaire for international use in assessing tinnitus: A multi-centre, prospective, observational study

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 671-677

  Bankstahl, Ulli S ^a   Elkin, Eric P ^c   Gebauer, Alexander ^a   Görtelmeyer, Roman ^a,b  

^a MERZ PHARMACEUTICALS GMBH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^c ICON Late Phase and Outcomes Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Inter cultural validity; TBF 12; THI 12; Tinnitus; Tinnitus handicap inventory; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISABILITY; EUROPE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TINNITUS; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EUROPE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TINNITUS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863777333     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2011.653448     Document Type: Article

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