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Audiology

A psychometric validation of the Japanese versions of new questionnaires on tinnitus (THI-12, TRS, TRSw, TSS, and TSSw)

Koichiro WasanoDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of MedicineCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sho KanzakiDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine
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Tetsushi SakashitaDepartment of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine
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Mariko TakahashiDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Nagoya City University Medical School
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Yasuhiro InoueDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine
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Hideyuki SaitoDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine
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Masato FujiokaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine
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Takahisa WatabeDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine
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Reiko WatanabeDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine
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Kishiko SunamiDepartment of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine
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Shoko KatoDepartment of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine
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Kayoko KabayaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Nagoya City University Medical School
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Seiichi ShindenDepartment of Otolaryngology, Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital, Japan
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Kaoru OgawaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine
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Pages 491-498 | Received 27 Oct 2012, Accepted 02 Dec 2012, Published online: 15 Jan 2013

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