Development of a progressive audiologic tinnitus management program for Veterans with tinnitus
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Development of a progressive audiologic tinnitus management program for Veterans with tinnitus.
Tinnitus is the most prevalent service-connected disability awarded to Veterans. However, clinical protocols for management of tinnitus have been inconsistent across Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers. A study was funded to develop and pilot test a protocol to provide tinnitus services consistently across VA audiology clinics. Drawing on a series of prior VA and external resear...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0748-7711,1938-1352
DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2013.08.0189