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Cloth masks versus medical masks for COVID-19 protection
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Affiliations- Lazarski University, Warsaw, Poland
- Polish Society of Disaster Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Emergency Medical Service, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
- 1st Chair and Depar tment of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
- 1st Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland
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Abstract
Abstract
Keywords
face mask, protection, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, cloth mask, medical mask
About this articleTitle
Cloth masks versus medical masks for COVID-19 protection
Journal
Issue
Article type
Letter to the Editor
Pages
218-219
Published online
2020-04-10
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DOI
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Bibliographic record
Cardiol J 2020;27(2):218-219.
Keywords
face mask
protection
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
cloth mask
medical mask
Authors
Lukasz Szarpak
Jacek Smereka
Krzysztof J. Filipiak
Jerzy R. Ladny
Milosz Jaguszewski
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