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Comment
. 2021 Sep:115:131-132.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.05.007. Epub 2021 May 26.

Aerosols should not be defined by distance travelled

J W Tang  1 , L C Marr  2 , D K Milton  3
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Aerosols should not be defined by distance travelled

J W Tang et al. J Hosp Infect. 2021 Sep.
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