Patient-reported olfactory recovery after SARS-CoV-2 infection: A 6-month follow-up study
Daniela Lucidi MD
Department of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Giulia Molinari MD
Department of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Giulia Molinari MD, Department of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Largo del Pozzo, 71, 41125 Modena, Italy.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorMartina Silvestri MD
Department of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorEugenio De Corso MD
Department of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorGiovanni Guaraldi MD
Infectious Diseases Clinic, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorCristina Mussini MD
Infectious Diseases Clinic, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorLivio Presutti MD
Department of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorIgnacio Javier Fernandez MD, FEBORL‒HNS
Department of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorDaniela Lucidi MD
Department of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Giulia Molinari MD
Department of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Correspondence
Giulia Molinari MD, Department of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Largo del Pozzo, 71, 41125 Modena, Italy.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorMartina Silvestri MD
Department of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorEugenio De Corso MD
Department of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorGiovanni Guaraldi MD
Infectious Diseases Clinic, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorCristina Mussini MD
Infectious Diseases Clinic, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorLivio Presutti MD
Department of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorIgnacio Javier Fernandez MD, FEBORL‒HNS
Department of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorPotential conflict of interest: None provided.
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