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Editorial
. 2020 Aug;10(8):968-969.
doi: 10.1002/alr.22591. Epub 2020 Jun 15.

Aerosol or droplet: critical definitions in the COVID-19 era

Michael A Kohanski  1 , James N Palmer  1 , Noam A Cohen  1   2   3
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Editorial

Aerosol or droplet: critical definitions in the COVID-19 era

Michael A Kohanski et al. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2020 Aug.
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