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Face Masks Against COVID-19: An Evidence Review

2020-11-02

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The science around the use of masks by the general public to impede COVID-19 transmission is advancing rapidly. Policymakers need guidance on how masks should be used by the general population to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. In this narrative review, we develop an analytical framework to examine mask usage, considering and synthesizing the relevant literature to inform multiple areas: population impact; transmiss...

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Literature Corpus work: 52577677-99d3-59e2-b4c0-0280bdffe50a
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202004.0203.v4

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