A systematic review of the reporting of tinnitus prevalence and severity

Hearing Research

Volumn 337, Issue , 2016, Pages 70-79

  McCormack, Abby ^a   Edmondson Jones, Mark ^b   Somerset, Sarah ^c   Hall, Deborah ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Smith and Nephew Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TINNITUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; TINNITUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84973141720     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: 18785891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2016.05.009     Document Type: Review

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