Development of a brief self-report inventory to measure olfactory dysfunction and quality of life in patients with problems with the sense of smell

Chemosensory Perception

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 292-299

  Pusswald, Gisela ^a   Auff, Eduard ^a   Lehrner, Johann ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Anosmia; Hyposmia; Olfaction; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRIEF SELF REPORT INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; OLFACTORY RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SELF REPORTED CAPABILITY OF PERCEIVING SPECIFIC ODORS SCALE; SMELLING DISORDER; SUBJECTIVE OLFACTORY CAPABILITY SCALE;

EID: 84871213340     PISSN: 19365802     EISSN: 19365810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12078-012-9127-7     Document Type: Article

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