Cross-cultural application of the "Sniffin' Sticks" odor identification test

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 570-573

  Shu, Chih Hung ^a   Yuan, Ben Chih ^b,c   Lin, Shih Hsiang ^a   Lin, Ching Zong ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

"Sniffin' stick"; Age related; Anosmia; Asian; Cross cultural; Descriptors; Hyposmia; Odor identification; Olfaction disorders; Olfactory test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY EVALUATION; SMELLING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODORS; OLFACTION DISORDERS; REFERENCE VALUES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SMELL;

EID: 36048972582     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2007.21.3075     Document Type: Article

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