Subjective response to respirator use – comparison N95 respirator, surgical mask and face cover
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Surgical mask vs N95 respirator for preventing influenza among health care workers: a randomized trial.
CONTEXT Data about the effectiveness of the surgical mask compared with the N95 respirator for protecting health care workers against influenza are sparse. Given the likelihood that N95 respirators will be in short supply during a pandemic and not available in many countries, knowing the effectiveness of the surgical mask is of public health importance. OBJECTIVE To compare the surgical mask ...
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عنوان ژورنال: HAMDAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2227-247X,2227-2437
DOI: 10.7707/hmj.588