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. 2020 Jul;14(4):472-473.
doi: 10.1111/irv.12740. Epub 2020 Apr 5.

COVID-19: Face masks and human-to-human transmission

Xiaopeng Liu  1 , Sisen Zhang  1   2   3
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COVID-19: Face masks and human-to-human transmission

Xiaopeng Liu et al. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2020 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; face masks; infectious disease.

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