Effects of smell loss on daily life and adopted coping strategies in patients with nasal polyposis with asthma

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 131, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 826-832

  Nordin, Steven ^a   Hedén Blomqvist, Ebba ^b   Olsson, Petter ^b   Stjårne, Pår ^b   Ehnhage, Anders ^b,c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Nacka Närsjukhus Proxima AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anosmia; Hyposmia; Olfaction; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANOSMIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE POLYP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK; SMELLING DISORDER;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL POLYPS; OLFACTION DISORDERS; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMELL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960472235     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016489.2010.539625     Document Type: Article

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