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Covid-19 outbreak: does the use of a surgical mask impact the sense of smell?

Clémentine Hyvrarda Service d’ORL et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil, France;b Service d’ORL et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, AP-HP, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
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Margaux Petitjeana Service d’ORL et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil, France;b Service d’ORL et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, AP-HP, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
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Maxime Fieuxc Service d’ORL, d’otoneurochirurgie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre Bénite cedex, France;d INSERM U955, Créteil, France;e CNRS, ERL 7240, Créteil, FranceORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8317-2286
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Françoise Zerahd INSERM U955, Créteil, France;e CNRS, ERL 7240, Créteil, France;f Service de pneumologie, AP-HP, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
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André Costea Service d’ORL et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil, France;b Service d’ORL et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, AP-HP, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Henri Mondor, Créteil, France;d INSERM U955, Créteil, France;e CNRS, ERL 7240, Créteil, France;g Ecole de Médecine, Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC), Créteil, France
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Sophie Bartiera Service d’ORL et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil, France;b Service d’ORL et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, AP-HP, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Henri Mondor, Créteil, France;d INSERM U955, Créteil, France;e CNRS, ERL 7240, Créteil, France;g Ecole de Médecine, Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC), Créteil, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 425-430 | Received 24 Mar 2022, Accepted 14 Apr 2022, Published online: 17 May 2022

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