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Performance of two respiratory protective devices used by home-attending health care workers (a pilot study)

Reported By Yousef ElmashaeCenter for Health-Related Aerosol Studies, Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Sergey A. GrinshpunCenter for Health-Related Aerosol Studies, Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OhioCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tiina ReponenCenter for Health-Related Aerosol Studies, Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Michael YermakovCenter for Health-Related Aerosol Studies, Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Robert RiddleCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Pages D145-D149 | Published online: 24 Aug 2017

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