Factors related to tinnitus and hyperacusis handicap in older people
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Correlation Analysis of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory and Distress Network in Chronic Tinnitus: An EEG Study
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Audiology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1499-2027,1708-8186
DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2017.1335887