Age and gender but not common chronic illnesses predict odor identification in older African Americans

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 777-782

  Hawkins, Keith A ^a,b   Pearlson, Godfrey D ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF LIVING   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive aging; Odor identification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRIEF SMELL IDENTIFICATION TEST; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SMELLING DISORDER; THYROID DISEASE;

EID: 80052418142     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181f7d8e1     Document Type: Article

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