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Brief Report

Size distribution of exhaled aerosol particles containing SARS-CoV-2 RNA

Malin Alsveda Division of Ergonomics and Aerosol Technology, Department of Design Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden;b NanoLund, Lund University, Lund, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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David Nygrenc Division of Infection Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2426-7204View further author information
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Sara Thuressona Division of Ergonomics and Aerosol Technology, Department of Design Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden;b NanoLund, Lund University, Lund, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8243-3632View further author information
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Carl-Johan Fraenkelc Division of Infection Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden;d Department of Infection Control, Region Skåne, Lund, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3086-5553View further author information
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Patrik Medstrande Department of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden;f Clinical Microbiology, Region Skåne, Lund, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4259-8744View further author information
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Jakob Löndahla Division of Ergonomics and Aerosol Technology, Department of Design Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden;b NanoLund, Lund University, Lund, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9379-592XView further author information
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Pages 158-163 | Received 05 Aug 2022, Accepted 22 Oct 2022, Published online: 04 Nov 2022

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