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Acta Oto-Laryngologica Volume 141, 2021 - Issue 6
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Validity and reliability of the COVID-19 symptom index, an instrument evaluating severity of general and otolaryngological symptoms

Jérôme R. Lechiena COVID-19 Task Force of the Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federations of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS), Paris, France;b Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Foch Hospital, School of Medicine, UFR Simone Veil, Université Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (Paris Saclay University), Paris, France;c Department of Human Anatomy and Experimental Oncology, School of Medicine, Research Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, University of Mons (UMons), Mons, Belgium;d Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, CHU Saint-Pierre, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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Carlos M. Chiesa-Estombaa COVID-19 Task Force of the Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federations of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS), Paris, France;e Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital Universitario Donostia, San Sebastian, SpainORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9454-9464
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Stephane Hansa COVID-19 Task Force of the Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federations of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS), Paris, France;b Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Foch Hospital, School of Medicine, UFR Simone Veil, Université Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (Paris Saclay University), Paris, France
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Christian Calvo-Henriqueza COVID-19 Task Force of the Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federations of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS), Paris, France;f Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario Santiago de Compostela (CHUS), Galicia, Spain
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Miguel Mayo-Yáñeza COVID-19 Task Force of the Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federations of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS), Paris, France;g Santiago de Compostela, Clinical Research in Medicine, International Center for Doctorate and Advanced Studies (CIEDUS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC), Galicia, Spain;h Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), Galicia, SpainORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1829-6597
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Manuel Tucciaronea COVID-19 Task Force of the Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federations of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS), Paris, France;i ENT Department Hospital Universitario de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
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Luigi A. Vairaa COVID-19 Task Force of the Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federations of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS), Paris, France;j Maxillofacial Unit, Sassari University Hospital, Sassari, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7789-145X
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Sven Sausseza COVID-19 Task Force of the Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federations of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS), Paris, France;c Department of Human Anatomy and Experimental Oncology, School of Medicine, Research Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, University of Mons (UMons), Mons, Belgium;d Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, CHU Saint-Pierre, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Alberto M. Saibenea COVID-19 Task Force of the Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federations of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS), Paris, France;k Otolaryngology Unit, Department of Health Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italia
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Pages 615-620 | Received 27 Jan 2021, Accepted 27 Feb 2021, Published online: 18 Mar 2021

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