Long term effects on the olfactory system of exposure to hydrogen sulphide

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 284-287

  Hirsch, Alan R ^a   Zavala, Gilberto ^b  

^a Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrogen sulphide; Smell; Taste disorders

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODOR; OLFACTORY NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033031445     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.56.4.284     Document Type: Article

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