Association of Tinnitus with Anxiety and Depression among Active-Duty Army Personnel and Veterans at Hospital Angkatan Tentera Tuanku Mizan, Malaysia.
Objectives: To study the prevalence of tinnitus, its characteristic and its association with anxiety and depression among active-duty army personnel and veterans. This study also wants to determine the correlation of Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) with Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS) amo...
| Publicado en: | International Tinnitus Journal Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 68 - 75 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Martha Entenmann Tinnitus Research Center, Inc.
Jun2022
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