ArticleMedical hypotheses2020
Living with in-mask micro-climate.
Article in Medical hypotheses, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Effect of Prolonged Use of Different Facemasks on Their Physical Performance and Physiological Impact on the Wearer.Safety and health at work · 2025Article
- Exploration of the Changes in Facial Microbiota of Maskne Patients and Healthy Controls Before and After Wearing Masks Using 16 S rRNA Analysis.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2024Article
- Prolonged Use of Surgical Masks and Respirators Affects the Protection and Comfort for Healthcare Workers.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Prevalence and risk factors for chalazion in an older veteran population.The British journal of ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Bacterial and fungal isolation from face masks under the COVID-19 pandemic.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Community Use of Face Masks against the Spread of COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
The in-mask micro-climate is heat and moisture buildup under facemasks but facemask doffing can immediately neutralize in-mask elevations in temperature and relative humidity. Therefore, home/workplace/facility living with in-mask micro-climate during COVID-19 pandemic warrants safe provisions for intermittent facemask "vacation".
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