Rationale for universal face masks in public against COVID-19

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Anthony Paulo Sunjaya et al. Respirology. 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul;25(7):678-679.

doi: 10.1111/resp.13834. Epub 2020 Apr 30.

¹ Respiratory Division, The George Institute for Global Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

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Keywords: COVID-19; coronavirus; infectious disease; masking.

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