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. 1996 Oct;64(4):602-7.

doi: 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)63628-4.

A century after their introduction, are surgical masks necessary?

PMID: 8893967
DOI: 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)63628-4

A century after their introduction, are surgical masks necessary?

N L Belkin. AORN J. 1996 Oct.

. 1996 Oct;64(4):602-7.

doi: 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)63628-4.

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PMID: 8893967
DOI: 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)63628-4

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Surgical masks.
Pyeatt PL. Pyeatt PL. AORN J. 1997 Jan;65(1):18. doi: 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)63014-7. AORN J. 1997. PMID: 9012870 No abstract available.

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