Prevalence of olfactory impairment in older adults

JAMA

Volumn 288, Issue 18, 2002, Pages 2307-2312

  Murphy, Claire ^a   Schubert, Carla R ^b   Cruickshanks, Karen J ^b,c   Klein, Barbara E K ^b   Klein, Ronald ^b   Nondahl, David M ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE CONGESTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SELF REPORT; SMELLING DISORDER; SMOKING; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037073289     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.288.18.2307     Document Type: Article

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