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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy of medical masks and N95 respirators for protection against respiratory infectious diseases, including COVID-19 in medical staff

2020-07-23

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>To evaluate the efficacy of N95 respirators and medical masks for protection against respiratory infectious diseases, including COVID-19. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies evaluating the use of N95 respirators and medical masks for protection against respiratory infectious diseases. We retrieved relevant a...

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4e8fd7ec-b3b0-5254-96ee-b42c0a653651
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10.21203/rs.3.rs-47687/v1
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