Psychometric evaluation of visual analog scale for the assessment of chronic tinnitus

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 215-225

  Adamchic, Ilya ^a   Langguth, Berthold ^b   Hauptmann, Christian ^a   Tass, Peter Alexander ^a,c  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coordinated reset (CR) neuromodulation; Minimal clinically identifiable difference; Receiver operating characteristic; Tinnitus; Tinnitus assessment; Visual analog scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT; TINNITUS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; TINNITUS;

EID: 84868462214     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2012/12-0010)     Document Type: Article

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