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Are Cloth Masks a Substitute to Medical Masks in reducing transmission and contamination? A Systematic Review

2020-07-29

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During the COVID-19 pandemic the use of cloth masks has increased dramatically due to the shortage of medical masks. However, the efficiency of this material is controversial. We aimed to investigate the efficiency of cloth masks in reducing transmission and contamination by droplets and aerosols for the general population and healthcare workers. Electronic databases were searched without year or language restrict...

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Literature Corpus work: e1d5113a-b7ec-57cb-af89-ef830254f2f0
DOI: 10.1101/2020.07.27.20154856

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