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Comment
. 2022 Mar;47(2):397-398.
doi: 10.1111/coa.13892. Epub 2021 Nov 29.

Physiological plausibility of lower viral load in patients with COVID-19 and olfactory/gustatory dysfunction

Chia Siang Kow  1   2 , Dinesh Sangarran Ramachandram  2 , Syed Shahzad Hasan  3   4
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Physiological plausibility of lower viral load in patients with COVID-19 and olfactory/gustatory dysfunction

Chia Siang Kow et al. Clin Otolaryngol. 2022 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: coronavirus; gustatory; olfactory; smell loss; taste loss.

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All authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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