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Cumulative lead exposure is associated with reduced olfactory recognition performance in elderly men: The Normative Aging Study.
Neurotoxicology - 1 Jul 2015
Grashow Rachel, Sparrow David, Hu Howard, Weisskopf Marc G
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INTRODUCTION: Olfactory dysfunction has been identified as an early warning sign for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, dementia and more. A few occupational and environmental exposures have also been associated with reduced olfactory function, although the effects of long term environmental exposure to lead on olfactory dysfunction have not been explored. Here we performed olfactory recognition testing in...
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