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. 2021 Jul-Aug;42(4):103041.
doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.103041. Epub 2021 Apr 16.

Is there really a correlation between viral load and olfactory and gustatory dysfunction?

Avani Jain  1 , A K Pandey  2 , Jasleen Kaur  3 , Sandeep Purohit  4
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Is there really a correlation between viral load and olfactory and gustatory dysfunction?

Avani Jain et al. Am J Otolaryngol. 2021 Jul-Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Cycle threshold values; Gustatory; Olfactory; Viral load.

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