Olfactory impairment in older adults is associated with depressive symptoms and poorer quality of life scores

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 830-834

  Gopinath, Bamini ^a   Anstey, Kaarin J ^b   Sue, Carolyn M ^c   Kifley, Annette ^a   Mitchell, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blue Mountains Eye Study; depressive symptoms; older adults; olfactory impairment; quality of life; SF 36

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SMELLING DISORDER;

EID: 80052416157     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e318211c205     Document Type: Article

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