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. 2020 Aug;83(2):675-677.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.05.032. Epub 2020 May 15.

COVID-19 and personal protective equipment: Treatment and prevention of skin conditions related to the occupational use of personal protective equipment

Seemal R Desai  1 , Carrie Kovarik  2 , Bruce Brod  2 , William James  2 , Matthew E Fitzgerald  3 , Ave Preston  4 , George J Hruza  5
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COVID-19 and personal protective equipment: Treatment and prevention of skin conditions related to the occupational use of personal protective equipment

Seemal R Desai et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Aug.
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