Efficacy of three face masks in preventing inhalation of airborne contaminants in dental practice

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 136, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 877-882

  Checchi, Luigi ^a   Montevecchi, Marco ^a   Moreschi, Annalisa ^a   Graziosi, Francesca ^a   Taddei, Paola ^a   Violante, Francesco Saverio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Infection control; Particulate; Respirators; Surgical masks

Indexed keywords

EID: 22544473644     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2005.0288     Document Type: Article

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