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Smith, Harriet
Horobin, Adele
Fackrell, Kathryn
Colley, Veronica
Thacker, Brian
Hall, Deborah A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre)
British Tinnitus Association
European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action (BM1306)
Article History
Received: 12 September 2017
Accepted: 8 January 2018
First Online: 2 March 2018
Authors’ information
: DAH is the project lead and HS and KF are researchers. AH is the PPI/E Manager for the hearing and deafness theme of the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre. VC and BT have lived experience of tinnitus. VC is an experienced public research partner, while BT was recruited to this role after responding to an advertisement and completing an informal telephone interview with HS.
: The COMIT’ID study was given a favourable opinion by West Midlands - Solihull (Proportionate Review) Research Ethics Committee (ref: 17/WM/0095) on 21 March 2017. All Delphi survey participants gave informed consent using an online interface.
: Not applicable
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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