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Face shields for prevention of SARS-CoV-2 in community — need of the hour
Affiliations- Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Abstract
Abstract
Keywords
COVID-19; face shields; PPE
About this articleTitle
Face shields for prevention of SARS-CoV-2 in community — need of the hour
Journal
Advances in Respiratory Medicine
Issue
Article type
Letter to the Editor
Pages
83
Published online
2020-12-17
DOI
10.5603/ARM.a2020.0185
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Bibliographic record
Adv Respir Med 2021;89(1):83.
Keywords
COVID-19
face shields
PPE
Authors
Saurabh Mittal
Anant Mohan
Karan Madan
Tarun Krishna Boppana
Pawan Tiwari
Vijay Hadda
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