Therapeutic impact of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on tinnitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 273, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1663-1675

  Soleimani, Robabeh ^a   Jalali, Mir Mohammad ^b   Hasandokht, Tolou ^c  

^a GUILAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b GUILAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c GUILAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Auditory cortex; Randomized clinical trials; Repetitive; Tinnitus; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EFFECT SIZE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REPETITIVE TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TINNITUS; TINNITUS HANDICAP INVENTORY; TINNITUS QUESTIONNAIRE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; CHRONIC DISEASE; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TINNITUS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84929440271     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: 14344726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-015-3642-5     Document Type: Review

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