Tinnitus: A cost study

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 508-514

  Maes, Iris H L ^a,b,c   Cima, Rilana F F ^b,c   Vlaeyen, Johannes W ^c,d   Anteunis, Lucien J C ^a,e   Joore, Manuela A ^a,f  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Adelante Centre of Expertise in Rehabilitation and Audiology   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TINNITUS; ARTICLE;

COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TINNITUS;

EID: 84881547988     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: 15384667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0b013e31827d113a     Document Type: Article

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