A pilot study of a traditional Chinese version of the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test for application in Taiwan

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-50

  Jiang, Rong San ^a,b   Su, Mao Chang ^b,c   Liang, Kai Li ^a,b   Shiao, Jiun Yih ^a   Wu, Shang Heng ^a   Hsin, Chung Han ^b,c  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

American version; Olfaction; Prototype; Reliability; Repeated test; Smell test; Taiwanese; Traditional Chinese version; University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test; UPSIT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PILOT STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SMELLING; TAIWAN; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SMELL IDENTIFICATION TEST;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHINA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST APPROVAL; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OLFACTION DISORDERS; PENNSYLVANIA; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMELL; TAIWAN; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 75749124236     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2010.24.3388     Document Type: Article

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