Universal masking for COVID-19: evidence, ethics and recommendations

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Tak Kwong Chan. BMJ Glob Health. 2020 May.

. 2020 May;5(5):e002819.

doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-002819.

¹ Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong theo@hku.hk.

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Keywords: health policies and all other topics.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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