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Understanding tinnitus distress: Introducing the concepts of moderators and mediators

Gerhard Andersson Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; The Swedish Institute for Disability Research, Linköping, Sweden; Department of Audiology, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden; Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Psychiatry Section, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Vendela Westin Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Department of Audiology, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden; The Swedish Institute for Disability Research, Linköping, Sweden
Pages S106-S111 | Received 01 Nov 2007, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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