Microfiber pillow as a potential harbor and environmental medium transmitting respiratory pathogens during the COVID-19 pandemic
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111177
Microfiber pillow as a potential harbor and environmental medium transmitting respiratory pathogens during the COVID-19 pandemic
Abstract
Keywords: Coronavirus; Human airway; Pneumonia; Respiration; Saliva; Transmission.
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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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