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Yu-Chen Zhang1, Lei Zhang1, Ping-Ting Zhou1

  • 1Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, P.R. China.

International Journal of Molecular Medicine
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Keywords:
air pollutionchemosensory dysfunctionear and nose diseasesepidemiologymechanismsmeteorological factorsoxidative stresssevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

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