| Literature DB >> 19134495 |
Denis Lafreniere1, Norman Mann.
Abstract
More than 35 million people in the United States are aged 65 years or older. Of people aged more than 80 years, 62% to 80% have a significant reduction in their sense of smell, which can adversely affect their safety and nutritional status. This article reviews the anatomy of smell and discusses the known and theorized etiologies of smell loss in the elderly population.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19134495 DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2008.09.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Otolaryngol Clin North Am ISSN: 0030-6665 Impact factor: 3.346