Olfactory thresholds of the U.S. Population of home-dwelling older adults: development and validation of a short, reliable measure.

Current methods of olfactory sensitivity testing are logistically challenging and therefore infeasible for use in in-home surveys and other field settings. We developed a fast, easy and reliable method of assessing olfactory thresholds, and used it in the first study of olfactory sensitivity in a na...

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Main Authors: David W Kern, L Philip Schumm, Kristen E Wroblewski, Jayant M Pinto, Thomas Hummel, Martha K McClintock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4359123?pdf=render