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On the Definition and Measurement of Human Scent: Comments on Curran et al.

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  1. Monell Chemical Senses Center, 3500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

    George Preti & Jae Kwak

  2. Pacific Northwest National Laboratories, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA, 99354, USA

    Alan Willse & Jon Wahl

  3. Colgate-Palmolive Company, 909 River Road, Piscataway, NJ, 08855-7189, USA

    John N. Labows

  4. Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

    James J. Leyden

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Preti, G., Willse, A., Labows, J.N. et al. On the Definition and Measurement of Human Scent: Comments on Curran et al.. J Chem Ecol 32, 1613–1616 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-006-9095-y

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