ArticleInternational journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases2021
Meta-analysis on facemask use in community settings to prevent respiratory infection transmission shows no effect.
Article in International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, 2021. 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.
- The bacterial burden of worn face masks-observational research and literature review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Review
- Effectiveness of Using Face Masks and Personal Protective Equipment to Reducing the Spread of COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Case-Control Studies.Advanced biomedical research · 2023Review
- Misleading Meta-Analyses during COVID-19 Pandemic: Examples of Methodological Biases in Evidence Synthesis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- The Effects of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions on COVID-19 Epidemic Growth Rate during Pre- and Post-Vaccination Period in Asian Countries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 epidemic growth in the 37 OECD member states.European journal of epidemiology · 2021Article
- Universal Use of Face Masks and Related Challenges During COVID-19 in Developing Countries.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2021Review
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