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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/31415
Title: COVID-19 rapid evidence profile #4: What are the most effective non-medical masks for preventing community transmission of COVID-19, and should they be required for all of society?
Authors: Wilson, MG
Gauvin, François-Pierre
Moat, KA
Waddell, K
Mansilla, C
Wang, Q
Lavis, JN
Keywords: effective;non-medical masks;community;transmission;COVID-19;society
Publication Date: Apr-2020
Citation: Wilson MG, Gauvin FP, Moat KA, Waddell K, Mansilla C, Wang Q, Lavis JN. COVID-19 rapid evidence profile #4: What are the most effective non-medical masks for preventing community transmission of COVID-19, and should they be required for all of society? Hamilton: McMaster Health Forum, 29 April 2020.
Series/Report no.: REP 4;
Abstract: An overview of the best available research evidence from around the world (i.e., evidence syntheses) and local research evidence (i.e., single studies) and may include a scan of experiences from other countries and from Canadian provinces and territories, about the most effective non-medical masks for preventing community transmission of COVID-19, and if they should be required for all of society in response to a decision-maker’s request.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/31415
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