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Vol 27, No 2 (2020)
Letter to the Editor
Published online: 2020-04-10

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Cloth masks versus medical masks for COVID-19 protection

Lukasz Szarpak12👁 Image
, Jacek Smereka32👁 Image
, Krzysztof J. Filipiak4👁 Image
, Jerzy R. Ladny52👁 Image
, Milosz Jaguszewski6👁 Image
Pubmed: 32285928
Cardiol J 2020;27(2):218-219.

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Keywords: face maskprotectionSARS-CoV-2COVID-19cloth maskmedical mask

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