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Air change rate and SARS-CoV-2 exposure in hospitals and residences: A meta-analysis

Yuetong Zhanga Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA;b Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columnia, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0009-0009-9036-5583View further author information
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Sripriya Nannu Shankara Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA;c Department of Environmental & Public Health Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7470-1983View further author information
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William B. Vassa Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0851-7122View further author information
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John A. Lednickyd Department of Environmental and Global Health, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA;e Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4069-0539View further author information
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Z. Hugh Fanf Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA;g J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1812-8016View further author information
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Duzgun Agdash Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USAView further author information
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Robert Makuchi Department of Biostatistics, Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, USAView further author information
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Chang-Yu Wua Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA;j Department of Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 217-243 | Received 23 Jun 2023, Accepted 16 Jan 2024, Published online: 16 Feb 2024

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