Internet-based self-help for ménière’s disease: Details and outcome of a single-group open trial

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 496-506

  Pyykkő, Ilmari ^a   Manchaiah, Vinaya ^b,c,d,e   Kentala, Erna ^f   Levo, Hilla ^f   Juhola, Martti ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b LAMAR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Audiology India   (India)

^e MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MENIERE DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MENIERE DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF-MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85037860407     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/2017_AJA-16-0068     Document Type: Article

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