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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/31448
Title: COVID-19 rapid evidence profile #18: Which types of non-medical masks are effective in community settings for reducing the spread of COVID-19 for different populations and under different conditions?
Authors: Waddell, K
Wilson, MG
Gauvin, François-Pierre
Moat, KA
Wang, Q
Ahmad, A
Bhuiya, AR
Keywords: non-medical;masks;community;spread;COVID-19;populations;conditions
Publication Date: Sep-2020
Citation: Waddell K, Wilson MG, Gauvin FP, Moat KA, Wang Q, Ahmad A, Bhuiya A. COVID-19 rapid evidence profile #18: Which types of non-medical masks are effective in community settings for reducing the spread of COVID-19 for different populations and under different conditions? Hamilton: McMaster Health Forum, 4 September 2020.
Series/Report no.: REP 18;
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 types of non-medical masks that are effective in community settings for reducing the spread of COVID-19 for different populations and under different conditions in response to a decision-maker’s request.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/31448
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