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. 2020 Dec;109(12):1595-1596.
doi: 10.1007/s00392-020-01725-7. Epub 2020 Aug 24.

Impact of wearing a facial covering on aerobic exercise capacity in the COVID-19 era: is it more than a feeling?

Matthew Kampert  1 , Tamanna Singh  1 , J Emanuel Finet  2 , Erik H Van Iterson  3
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Impact of wearing a facial covering on aerobic exercise capacity in the COVID-19 era: is it more than a feeling?

Matthew Kampert et al. Clin Res Cardiol. 2020 Dec.
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Keywords: CPET; Exercise intolerance; Facial mask; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

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