COVID-19: the crucial role of the nose

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¹ ASL Distretto 56 Napoli 3 Sud, Torre Annunziata, Italy.
² Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli/Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Otorinolaringoiatria, Rome, Italy.
³ Federico II University of Naples, Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, Ear Nose Throat Section, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: elena.cantone@unina.it.

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Mario Gamerra et al. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Jan-Feb.

. 2021 Jan-Feb;87(1):118-119.

doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2020.08.001. Epub 2020 Sep 16.

¹ ASL Distretto 56 Napoli 3 Sud, Torre Annunziata, Italy.
² Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli/Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Otorinolaringoiatria, Rome, Italy.
³ Federico II University of Naples, Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, Ear Nose Throat Section, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: elena.cantone@unina.it.

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