Document ID (ISN) | 69356 |
CIS number |
97-1377 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0025-7125 - Medical Clinics of North America |
Year |
1991 |
Convention or series no. |
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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 Province | USA |
Subject(s) |
Occupational physiology
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Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
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Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of other sense organs (other than the eye and the ears)
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