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Editorial
. 2020 Oct;29(19-20):3580-3583.
doi: 10.1111/jocn.15401. Epub 2020 Jul 22.

"Masking the evidence": Perspectives of the COVID-19 pandemic

Graeme D Smith  1 , Fowie Ng  2 , Roger Watson  3
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Editorial

"Masking the evidence": Perspectives of the COVID-19 pandemic

Graeme D Smith et al. J Clin Nurs. 2020 Oct.
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  • Rational use of face masks in the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Feng S, Shen C, Xia N, Song W, Fan M, Cowling BJ. Feng S, et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2020 May;8(5):434-436. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30134-X. Epub 2020 Mar 20. Lancet Respir Med. 2020. PMID: 32203710 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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