The natural history of subjective tinnitus in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of no-intervention periods in controlled trials

Laryngoscope

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 217-227

  Phillips, John S ^a   McFerran, Don J ^b   Hall, Deborah A ^c,d   Hoare, Derek J ^c,d  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IPSWICH HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Queen Mary University of London and Barts NIHR BRC NHS Trust National Institute for Health and Care Research   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

control; natural history; outcomes; Tinnitus; waiting list

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOUDNESS; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME; TINNITUS; ADULT; DISEASE EXACERBATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TINNITUS;

EID: 85018620098     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: 15314995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.26607     Document Type: Review

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