Transmission of COVID-19 virus by droplets and aerosols: A critical review on the unresolved dichotomy

Mahesh Jayaweera; Hasini Perera; Buddhika Gunawardana; Jagath Manatunge

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2020.109819

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Year: 2020
Type: review
Volume: 188
Pages: 109819-109819
Citations: 1295
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                                    Mahesh Jayaweera, 
                                
                                    Hasini Perera, 
                                
                                    Buddhika Gunawardana
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Transmission of COVID-19 virus by droplets and aerosols: A critical review on the unresolved dichotomy. 
                            Environmental Research
                            , 188
                            
                            , 109819-109819.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.109819

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DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109819