Course of symptoms for loss of sense of smell and taste over time in one thousand forty-one healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic: Our experience

Affiliations

¹ Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
² UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK.
³ Cancer Research UK & UCL Cancer, Trials Centre, University College London, London, UK.
⁴ The Norfolk Smell & Taste Clinic, Norfolk & Waveney ENT Service, Norfolk, UK.
⁵ Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
⁶ Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁷ Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁸ Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁹ Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, UCLH Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Matt Lechner et al. Clin Otolaryngol. 2021 Mar.

. 2021 Mar;46(2):451-457.

doi: 10.1111/coa.13683. Epub 2020 Dec 21.

¹ Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
² UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK.
³ Cancer Research UK & UCL Cancer, Trials Centre, University College London, London, UK.
⁴ The Norfolk Smell & Taste Clinic, Norfolk & Waveney ENT Service, Norfolk, UK.
⁵ Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
⁶ Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁷ Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁸ Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁹ Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, UCLH Foundation Trust, London, UK.

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