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Filtration Efficiencies of Nanoscale Aerosol by Cloth Mask Materials Used to Slow the Spread of SARS-CoV-2

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The risk of COVID-19 transmission in favelas and slums in Brazil

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Men and COVID-19: A Biopsychosocial Approach to Understanding Sex Differences in Mortality and Recommendations for Practice and Policy Interventions

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Can wearing face masks in public affect transmission route and viral load in COVID-19?

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Face masks considerably reduce COVID-19 cases in Germany

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