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Surgical mask versus N95 respirator for preventing influenza among health care workers: a randomized trial

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2015

Damon Atrie  and
Andrew Worster
Damon Atrie*
Affiliation:
Division of Emergency Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
Andrew Worster
Affiliation:
Division of Emergency Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
*
Division of Emergency Medicine, Hamilton General Hospital, McMaster Clinic, Room 251, 237 Barton Street East, Hamilton, ON L8L 2X2; damonatrie@gmail.com

Abstract

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Keywords

critical appraisalH1N1infectious diseasepersonal protective equipment (PPE)
Type
Knowledge to Practice • Des connaissances à la pratique
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , January 2012 , pp. 50 - 52
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2012

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