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Smell and taste loss in COVID-19 patients: assessment outcomes in a Victorian population

Lukas Horvatha Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, Australia;b Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jason Wei Jun Lima Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, Australia
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James W. Taylora Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, Australia
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Tasfia Saiefa Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, Australia
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Rhonda Stuartc Monash Infectious Diseases, Monash Health, Clayton, Australia;d Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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Joanne Rimmerd Monash University, Clayton, Australia;e Department of Otolaryngology, Monash Health, Clayton, Australia
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Philip Michaela Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, Australia;f Melbourne University, Parkville, Australia
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Pages 299-302 | Received 15 Oct 2020, Accepted 19 Nov 2020, Published online: 12 Dec 2020

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