Which solvent for olfactory testing?

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 667-671

  Philpott, C M ^a   Goodenough, P C ^b   Wolstenholme, C R ^a   Murty, G E ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mineral oil; Olfactory testing; Solvents

Indexed keywords

ALMOND OIL; BUTANOL; COCONUT OIL; MINERAL OIL; PHENETHYL ALCOHOL; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SILICONE OIL; SOLVENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETERIORATION; DILUTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MISCIBILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PEACH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SMELL; SOLVENTS;

EID: 9344223393     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.2004.00890.x     Document Type: Article

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