Assessment of taste disorders

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Key articles

Hsieh JW, Daskalou D, Macario S, et al. How to manage taste disorders. Curr Otorhinolaryngol Rep. 2022;10(4):385-92.Full text  Abstract

Wrobel BB, Leopold DA. Clinical assessment of patients with smell and taste disorders. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2004 Dec;37(6):1127-42.Full text  Abstract

Thomas DC, Chablani D, Parekh S, et al. Dysgeusia: a review in the context of COVID-19. J Am Dent Assoc. 2022 Mar;153(3):251-64.Full text  Abstract

Heckmann JG, Heckmann SM, Lang CJ, et al. Neurological aspects of taste disorders. Arch Neurol. 2003 May;60(5):667-71.Full text  Abstract

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