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Review
. 2020 Jun 18;55(6):2001260.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.01260-2020. Print 2020 Jun.

Universal use of face masks for success against COVID-19: evidence and implications for prevention policies

Susanna Esposito  1 , Nicola Principi  2 , Chi Chi Leung  3 , Giovanni Battista Migliori  4
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Review

Universal use of face masks for success against COVID-19: evidence and implications for prevention policies

Susanna Esposito et al. Eur Respir J. .

Abstract

Cloth masks are a simple, economic and sustainable alternative to surgical masks as a means of source control of SARS-CoV-2 in the general community https://bit.ly/2x2xTL4

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: S. Esposito has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: N. Principi has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: C.C. Leung has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: G.B. Migliori has nothing to disclose.

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