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Document ID (ISN)69356
CIS number 97-1377
ISSN - Serial title 0025-7125 - Medical Clinics of North America
Year 1991
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Mott A.E., Leopold D.A.
Title Disorders in taste and smell
Bibliographic information Nov. 1991, Vol.75, No.6, p.1321-1353. Illus. 248 ref.
Abstract This literature survey covers disorders of chemosensation (perception of smells, perception of taste, common chemical sense (irritation or pungency)). Topics covered: anatomy and physiology of the oral/nasal chemosensory systems; definition of chemosensory terms; initial evaluation of patient; diagnosis and treatment of the causes of chemosensory disorders (nasal/sinus disease, post upper respiratory tract infection, head trauma). Tables list other conditions and medications associated with disorders of taste and smell.
Descriptors (primary) loss of smell; physiology of sense organs; loss of taste
Descriptors (secondary) literature survey; diseases of nose and sinuses; prognosis; head injuries; diagnosis; olfaction; medical treatment; respiratory diseases
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceUSA
Subject(s) Occupational physiology
Broad subject area(s) Physiology, ergonomics
Browse category(ies) Diseases of other sense organs (other than the eye and the ears)