Prevalence and Correlates of Olfactory Dysfunction in Old Age: A Population-Based Study

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1072-1079

  Seubert, Janina ^a   Laukka, Erika J ^a   Rizzuto, Debora ^a   Hummel, Thomas ^b   Fratiglioni, Laura ^a,c   Bäckman, Lars ^a,c   Larsson, Maria ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anosmia; Hyposmia; Odor Identification; Olfaction; Perceptual decline

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODOR; OLFACTION DISORDERS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SMELLING; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLFACTION DISORDERS; OLFACTORY PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SMELL; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SWEDEN;

EID: 85021692683     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glx054     Document Type: Article

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