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Comment
. 2020 Dec;25(49):2001998.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.49.2001998.

Face masks and COVID-19: don't let perfect be the enemy of good

Benjamin J Cowling  1   2 , Gabriel M Leung  1   2
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Face masks and COVID-19: don't let perfect be the enemy of good

Benjamin J Cowling et al. Euro Surveill. 2020 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: Covid-19; face mask.

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