Study on the sense of taste in a group of Sicilian centenarians

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL.1, 1996, Pages 411-414

  Receputo, G ^a   Mazzoleni, G ^a   Di Fazio, I ^a   Alessandria, I ^a   Savia, S ^a   Scarpinato, R A ^a   Tomasello, F B ^a   Laurino, A ^a   Fornaro, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age dependent decline of the sense of taste; Centenarians; Tests for the sense of taste

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; TASTE;

EID: 0029809681     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-4943(96)86973-1     Document Type: Article

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