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. 2020 Aug;25(8):894-895.
doi: 10.1111/resp.13891. Epub 2020 Jul 6.

Face masks for community use: An awareness call to the differences in materials

Bernardo Sousa-Pinto  1   2   3 , Ana Paula Fonte  4 , Antónia Andrade Lopes  4 , Bruno Oliveira  1   2 , João Almeida Fonseca  1   2 , Altamiro Costa-Pereira  1   2 , Osvaldo Correia  2   3   5
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Face masks for community use: An awareness call to the differences in materials

Bernardo Sousa-Pinto et al. Respirology. 2020 Aug.

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