Recognition of odors and identification of sources

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 527-542

  Takahashi, Masanobu ^a  

^a University of the Sacred Heart   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEMORY; ODOR; RECOGNITION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEMORY; ODORS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SMELL;

EID: 1642360069     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1423659     Document Type: Article

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