Protecting healthcare workers from inhaled SARS-CoV-2 virus

John W Cherrie^{1

2}, Miranda Loh¹, Robert J Aitken¹

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Occupational Medicine, Research Avenue North, Edinburgh, UK.
² Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering, Heriot Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh, UK.

Editorial

John W Cherrie et al. Occup Med (Lond). 2020.

. 2020 Jul 17;70(5):335-337.

doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqaa077.

John W Cherrie^{1

2}, Miranda Loh¹, Robert J Aitken¹

¹ Institute of Occupational Medicine, Research Avenue North, Edinburgh, UK.
² Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering, Heriot Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh, UK.

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Aerosol and Surface Distribution of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Hospital Wards, Wuhan, China, 2020.
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