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SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2025

Evidence of Face Masks and Masking Policies for the Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission and COVID-19 in Real-World Settings: A Systematic Literature Review.

Noe C Crespo, Savannah Shifflett, Kayla Kosta, Joelle M Fornasier, Patricia Dionicio, Eric T Hyde, Job G Godino, Christian B Ramers, John P Elder, Corinne McDaniels-Davidson

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Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Noe C CrespoSchool of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92123, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2302-5257
Savannah ShifflettSchool of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92123, USA.
Kayla KostaSchool of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92123, USA.
Joelle M FornasierSchool of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92123, USA.
Patricia DionicioSchool of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92123, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9661-0617
Eric T HydeSchool of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92123, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5896-0894
Job G GodinoLaura Rodriguez Research Institute, Family Health Centers of San Diego, San Diego, CA 92101, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4852-6277
Christian B RamersLaura Rodriguez Research Institute, Family Health Centers of San Diego, San Diego, CA 92101, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2419-2054
John P ElderSchool of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92123, USA.
Corinne McDaniels-DavidsonSchool of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92123, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4062-7532

Funding

Building Capacity and Infrastructure for Population Health and Health Disparities Research at San Diego State UniversityS21MD010690 · NIMHD · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI AYALA, GUADALUPE X, CASTILLO, JOSE E · 2016 to 2020
$10.0M
NIMHD NIH HHS S21 MD010690The Conrad Prebys Foundation N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

Indexed as

COVID-19MasksHumansSARS-CoV-2masksreal-world settingsSARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID41154994
PMCPMC12564811

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