Different teams, same conclusions? A systematic review of existing clinical guidelines for the assessment and treatment of tinnitus in adults

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue FEB, 2017, Pages

  Fuller, Thomas E ^a,b   Haider, Haula F ^c   Kikidis, Dimitris ^d   Lapira, Alec ^e   Mazurek, Birgit ^f   Norena, Arnaud ^g   Rabau, Sarah ^h   Lardinois, Rachelle ^b   Cederroth, Christopher R ⁱ   Edvall, Niklas K ⁱ   Brueggemann, Petra G ^f   Rosing, Susanne N ^j   Kapandais, Anestis ^k   Lungaard, Dorte ^j   Hoare, Derek J ^l   Cima, Rilana F F ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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

^c NOVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^e MATER DEI HOSPITAL   (Malta)

^f CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^g AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

ⁱ KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^k UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^l UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Assessment; Clinical guidelines; Systematic review; Tinnitus; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014053547     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00206     Document Type: Article

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