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Published Erratum
. 2025 Mar 4;20(3):e0320226.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0320226. eCollection 2025.

Correction: Face masks to prevent transmission of respiratory infections: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on face mask use

Hanna M Ollila, Markku Partinen, Jukka Koskela, John Borghi, Riikka Savolainen, Anna Rotkirch, Liisa T Laine
Published Erratum

Correction: Face masks to prevent transmission of respiratory infections: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on face mask use

Hanna M Ollila et al. PLoS One. .

Abstract

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271517.].

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