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Editorial
. 2020 May;82(5):1087-1088.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.03.013. Epub 2020 Mar 18.

Behavioral considerations and impact on personal protective equipment use: Early lessons from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

Jonathan Kantor  1
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Behavioral considerations and impact on personal protective equipment use: Early lessons from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

Jonathan Kantor. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 May.
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  • Skin damage among health care workers managing coronavirus disease-2019.
    Lan J, Song Z, Miao X, Li H, Li Y, Dong L, Yang J, An X, Zhang Y, Yang L, Zhou N, Yang L, Li J, Cao J, Wang J, Tao J. Lan J, et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 May;82(5):1215-1216. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.03.014. Epub 2020 Mar 18. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020. PMID: 32171808 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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