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Olfactory dysfunction among patients with COVID-19

Feras M. Alkholaiwi, Alhanouf F. Altamimi, Hanan H. Almalki, Fay A. Almughaiseeb, Shoug S. Alsubaie, Hessah S. Alsayahi, Fras W. Alhijli, Reema S. Alobaishi, Amit Agrawal, Zuhour A. Alqahtani and Fahad Z. Alotaibi
Saudi Medical Journal November 2023, 44 (11) 1085-1103; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.11.20230264

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