Decreased nasal mucosal sensitivity in older subjects

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 364-368

  Wrobel, Bozena B ^a   Bien, Alexander G ^b   Holbrook, Erik H ^c   Meyer, George E ^d   Bratney, Neil A ^b   Mesa, Jane ^e   Leopold, Donald A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE MUCOSA; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TOUCH;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AIR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL MUCOSA; SENSATION;

EID: 33746169947     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2006.20.2862     Document Type: Article

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