Age incidence of atrophy of olfactory nerves in man. A contribution to the study of the process of ageing
β Scribed by Carlton G. Smith
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1942
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 436 KB
- Volume
- 77
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9967
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β¦ Synopsis
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I n a previous study (Smith, '41) it was shown that there is a high incidence of atrophy in human olfactory nerves. The present investigation is an effort to determine whether this atrophy is correlated with age.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
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