Alterations of the olfactory-gustatory functions in patients with eating disorders

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 382-385

  Dazzi, Federico ^a   De Nitto, Serena ^b   Zambetti, Giampietro ^b   Loriedo, Camillo ^b   Ciofalo, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME G MARCONI   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

anorexia nervosa; bulimia nervosa; gustatory; olfactory; taste

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BITTER TASTE; BULIMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; GUSTATORY SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPOSMIA; MALE; SMELLING; TASTE;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BULIMIA NERVOSA; GUSTATORY; OLFACTORY; TASTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OLFACTION DISORDERS; OLFACTORY PERCEPTION; SMELL; TASTE; TASTE PERCEPTION;

EID: 84883134484     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: 10990968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.2238     Document Type: Article

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