Rational use of face masks in the COVID-19 pandemic

Shuo Feng; Chen Shen; Nan Xia; Wei Song; Mengzhen Fan; Benjamin J. Cowling

doi:10.1016/s2213-2600(20)30134-x

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Face masksChinaPandemicOutbreakCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)GuidelinePublic healthFace (sociological concept)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)CoronavirusEnvironmental healthBusinessDiseaseMedicineGeographyVirologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)NursingSociology

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COVID-19Coronavirus InfectionsGlobal HealthGuidelines as TopicHumansMasksPandemicsPneumoniaViralPublic Policy

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 8
Issue: 5
Pages: 434-436
Citations: 1472
Access: Closed

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                                    Shuo Feng, 
                                
                                    Chen Shen, 
                                
                                    Nan Xia
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Rational use of face masks in the COVID-19 pandemic. 
                            The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
                            , 8
                            (5)
                            , 434-436.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-2600(20)30134-x
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(20)30134-x
PMID: 32203710
PMCID: PMC7118603

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