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. 2020 Sep 17;9(4):413-415.
doi: 10.1093/jpids/piaa079.

A Rosetta Stone for Understanding Infectious Drops and Aerosols

Donald K Milton  1
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A Rosetta Stone for Understanding Infectious Drops and Aerosols

Donald K Milton. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. .
No abstract available

Keywords: aerosol; airborne infection; exposure science; respiratory droplet.

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Figure 1.
Short-range transmission potential of ballistic drops and droplet aerosols in the inhalable, thoracic, and respiratory aerosol size ranges and the impact of face masks as source control.
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