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Xerostomia, sticky saliva and dysphonia

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  1. Department of Otolaryngoly-Head Neck Surgery, CHU Saint-Pierre, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

    Alexandra Rodriguez & Jerome R. Lechien

  2. Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies “GF Ingrassia”, ENT Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

    Antonino Maniaci

  3. Maxillofacial Surgery Operative Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

    Luigi A. Vaira

  4. Department of Laryngology and Broncho-Esophagology, EpiCURA Hospital, Anatomy Department of University of Mons, Mons, Belgium

    Sven Saussez & Jerome R. Lechien

  5. Department of Otolaryngoly-Head Neck Surgery, Foch Hospital, University of Paris Saclay, Paris, France

    Jerome R. Lechien

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Rodriguez, A., Maniaci, A., Vaira, L.A. et al. Xerostomia, sticky saliva and dysphonia. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 280, 5147–5148 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-023-08171-x

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