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. 2020 Sep;213(6):251-252.e1.
doi: 10.5694/mja2.50752. Epub 2020 Aug 31.

Current COVID-19 guidelines for respiratory protection of health care workers are inadequate

C Raina MacIntyre  1 , Michelle Ananda-Rajah  2 , Mark Nicholls  3   4 , Ashley L Quigley  1
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Current COVID-19 guidelines for respiratory protection of health care workers are inadequate

C Raina MacIntyre et al. Med J Aust. 2020 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Disease transmission, infectious; Infection control; Infectious diseases; Respiratory tract infections.

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