Olfactory Impairment and Mortality-The Crossroads of Neurodegeneration, Frailty, and Aging

Nicholas R Rowan^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.

Nicholas R Rowan. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025.

. 2025 Jun 1;151(6):566-567.

doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2025.0161.

Nicholas R Rowan^{1

2}

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.

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