Unawareness of Olfactory Dysfunction in Older Adults
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Unawareness of olfactory dysfunction and its association with cognitive functioning in middle aged and old adults.
The objective of this study was (a) to investigate the accordance of self-reported and objectively assessed olfactory functioning and (b) to compare performance on cognitive tests of individuals unaware of their olfactory dysfunction with individuals aware of their olfactory status. Two hundred forty participants, constituting two age groups, were evaluated with the Scandinavian Odor Identifica...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Neurology and Neurotherapy
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2378-3001
DOI: 10.23937/2378-3001/1410086