| Document ID (ISN) | 106395 |
| CIS number |
07-394 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0340-0131 - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Year |
2006 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Doty R.L. |
| Title |
Olfactory dysfunction and its measurement in the clinic and workplace |
| Bibliographic information |
Apr. 2006, Vol.79, No.4, p.268-282. Illus. 99 ref. |
| Abstract |
The objectives of this literature survey were to provide an overview of practical means for quantitatively assessing the sense of smell in the clinic and workplace, to address basic measurement issues, including those of test sensitivity, specificity and reliability, and to describe factors that influence olfactory function, including airborne toxins commonly found in industrial settings. It was found that a number of well-validated practical tests are available for assessing smell function. The reliability, sensitivity and specificity of such techniques vary, being influenced by such factors as test length and type. Numerous subject factors, including age, sex, health, medications and exposure to environmental toxins, particularly heavy metals, influence the ability to smell. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
loss of smell; olfactometry; olfaction |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; toxic substances; description of technique; confounding factors; odour threshold |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of other sense organs (other than the eye and the ears)
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