id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-282528-g1cpd2hg Zobairy, H. Association of olfactory dysfunction with hospitalization for COVID-19: a multicenter study in Kurdistan 2020-07-28 .txt text/plain 3485 235 51 Herein, we report the results of a multicenter study of COVID-19 patients who presented to 13 hospitals across the Kurdistan province of Iran. Herein we report the results of a multicenter center study of OD as a predictor of hospitalization for COVID-19 in patients presenting to the emergency departments of thirteen different hospitals in the Kurdistan province of Iran. Our study results are consistent with the previous studies by Speth et al and Benezit et al who found OD to be associated with more severe 24 In our cohort of patients, those who were hospitalized also had a greater prevalence of all symptoms of COVID-19, not just OD. Amongst patients presenting to emergency departments for COVID-19, patient-reported OD was more prevalent in those needing hospitalization for COVID-19. ./cache/cord-282528-g1cpd2hg.txt ./txt/cord-282528-g1cpd2hg.txt