Sex differences in odor identification ability: A cross-cultural analysis

@article{Doty1985SexDI,
  title={Sex differences in odor identification ability: A cross-cultural analysis},
  author={Richard L. Doty and S L Applebaum and Hiroyuki Zusho and R. Gregg Settle},
  journal={Neuropsychologia},
  year={1985},
  volume={23},
  pages={667-672}
}
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Gender differences in the retention of Swahili names for unfamiliar odors.

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Cross-Cultural Administration of an Odor Discrimination Test

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