The Leicester semi-automated olfactory threshold test - A psychophysical olfactory test for the 21st century

Rhinology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 248-253

  Philpott, Carl M ^a,e   Gaskin, Julian A ^b   McClelland, Lisha ^b   Goodenough, Paul C ^c   Clark, Allan ^d   Robinson, Anne M ^b   Murty, George E ^b  

^a St Paul's Sinus Center   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^e WEST SUFFOLK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Olfaction disorders; Outpatient; Sensory thresholds; Smell

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODOR; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SMELLING DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODORS; OLFACTION DISORDERS; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SMELL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349680774     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4193/Rhin08.232     Document Type: Article

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