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. 2020 Jul 4;396(10243):19-20.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31207-1. Epub 2020 May 22.

A history of the medical mask and the rise of throwaway culture

Bruno J Strasser  1 , Thomas Schlich  2
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A history of the medical mask and the rise of throwaway culture

Bruno J Strasser et al. Lancet. .
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Red Cross workers fold reusable masks during the influenza pandemic, Boston, MA, USA, March, 1919
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