Olfactory testing in children using objective tools: comparison of Sniffin’ Sticks and University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT)
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Olfactory testing in children using objective tools: comparison of Sniffin’ Sticks and University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT)
BACKGROUND Detection of olfactory dysfunction is important for fire and food safety. Clinical tests of olfaction have been developed for adults but their use in children has been limited because they were felt to be unreliable in children under six years of age. We therefore administered two olfactory tests to children and compared results across tests. METHODS Two olfactory tests (Sniffin' S...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1916-0216
DOI: 10.1186/s40463-015-0061-y