Measures of human olfactory perception during pregnancy

Chemical Senses

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 775-782

  Cameron, E Leslie ^a  

^a CARTHAGE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hedonics; Intensity rating; Odor identification; Olfaction; Self rating; UPSIT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SMELLING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; ODORS; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SMELL;

EID: 35348902643     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: 14643553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjm045     Document Type: Article

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