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. 2021 Mar 9;325(10):998-999.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.1505.

Effectiveness of Mask Wearing to Control Community Spread of SARS-CoV-2

John T Brooks  1 , Jay C Butler  1
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Effectiveness of Mask Wearing to Control Community Spread of SARS-CoV-2

John T Brooks et al. JAMA. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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