Olfactory and gustatory function in patients with multiple sclerosis

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Fleiner, Franca ^a   Dahlslett, Sarah Bettina ^a   Schmidt, Felix ^a   Harms, Lutz ^a   Goektas, Oender ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GUSTATORY SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPOSMIA; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SMELLING; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGEUSIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OLFACTION DISORDERS; SMELL; TASTE;

EID: 77957556800     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2010.24.3506     Document Type: Article

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