Slowed reaction time performance on a divided attention task in elderly with environmental chemical odor intolerance

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 84, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 127-134

  Bell, Iris R ^a,c   Wyatt, James K ^b,d   Bootzin, Richard R ^a   Schwartz, Gary E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b University of Arizona ^*  (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Environmental chemical odor intolerance; Geriatric; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REACTION TIME;

AGED; AGING; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REACTION TIME; SMELL;

EID: 0030076214     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207459608987258     Document Type: Article

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