Sense of smell in workers exposed to agricultural odours

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-151

  Gudziol, V ^a   Mackuth, D ^a   Hauswald, B ^a   Knothe, J ^a   Scheuch, K ^a   Zahnert, T ^a   Hummel, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DRESDEN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Environment; Nose; Odour; Smell

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRYING; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ODOR; PIG FARMING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SMELLING; SMOKING HABIT; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; HUMANS; ODORS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SMELL;

EID: 33847659538     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kql156     Document Type: Article

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