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. 2021 May-Jun;42(3):102912.
doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.102912. Epub 2021 Jan 27.

How does Covid-19 infection affect smell?

Robert I Henkin  1
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How does Covid-19 infection affect smell?

Robert I Henkin. Am J Otolaryngol. 2021 May-Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: Covid-19; Metabolic disorder; Smell loss, hyposmia, stem cells, nasal mucus, theophylline.

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