Odor perception in patients with multiple chemical sensitivity

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 163-173

  Ojima, Masayuki ^b   Tonori, Hideki ^b   Sato, Toshihiko ^b   Sakabe, Kou ^a   Miyata, Mikio ^a   Ishikawa, Satoshi ^a   Aizawa, Yoshiharu ^b  

^a KITASATO INSTITUTE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Emotional reaction; Multiple chemical sensitivity; Odor perception; Olfaction; Smell identification test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; SCORING SYSTEM; UNPLEASANT SENSATION;

ADULT; AFFECT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; ODORS; SMELL;

EID: 12244305548     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.198.163     Document Type: Article

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