Olfactory ability in the healthy population: Reassessing presbyosmia

Chemical Senses

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 763-771

  Mackay Sim, Alan ^a   Johnston, Amy N B ^a   Owen, Caroline ^b   Burne, Thomas H J ^a,c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Gender; Human olfaction; Self assessment of smell; Smell test

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESBYOSMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMELLING; SMELLING DISORDER; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLFACTION DISORDERS; OLFACTORY NERVE; POPULATION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33749566982     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: 14643553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjl019     Document Type: Article

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