Olfactory dysfunction: properties of the Sniffin' Sticks Screening 12 test and associations with quality of life.

Andreas HinzTobias LuckSteffi G Riedel-HellerPhilipp Y HerzbergClaudia RolffsKerstin WirknerChristoph Engel

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2018)

While studies with patients in otorhinolaryngological clinics often report substantial detriments to their quality of life in relation to olfactory dysfunction, the present epidemiological study cannot confirm this association for the general population.

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