Epidemiological studies of smell: Discussion and perspectives

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1170, Issue , 2009, Pages 569-573

  Smith, Wendy ^a   Murphy, Claire ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Odor; Olfaction; Olfactory impairment; Population studies; Prevalence; Smell

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PROVOCATION TEST; SELF REPORT; SMELLING DISORDER; STIMULUS; TASTE BUD; TASTE DISCRIMINATION; TASTE DISORDER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68649112621     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04483.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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