Transcranial direct current stimulation intensity and duration effects on tinnitus suppression

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 164-172

  Shekhawat, Giriraj Singh ^a   Stinear, Cathy M ^a   Searchfield, Grant D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Tinnitus Research Initiative   (Germany)

Author keywords

noninvasive brain stimulation; tDCS; tinnitus; transcranial direct current stimulation; treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TINNITUS; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA; BIOPHYSICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; TIME FACTORS; TINNITUS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84871644291     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968312459908     Document Type: Article

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