What The Study Did: This analysis estimates that between 700,000 and 1.6 million U.S. individuals have experienced a loss or change in the ability to smell lasting more than six months because of SARS-CoV-2.
Authors: JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery Editor Jay F. Piccirillo, M.D., of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2021.3379)
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