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Are Cloth Masks a Substitute to Medical Masks in reducing transmission and contamination? A Systematic Review

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inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1918.26020410008008aopenalex-snapshot
THE PROTECTIVE QUALITIES OF THE GAUZE FACE MASK
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd006207.pub4openalex-snapshot
Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd011621.pub4openalex-snapshot
Personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body fluids in healthcare staff
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.25762openalex-snapshot
The establishment of reference sequence for SARS‐CoV‐2 and variation analysis
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2015.05.041openalex-snapshot
Practices around the use of masks and respirators among hospital health care workers in 3 diverse populations
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.02.060openalex-snapshot
Serial interval of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infections
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2008.11.002openalex-snapshot
Size distribution and sites of origin of droplets expelled from the human respiratory tract during expiratory activities
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.07.015openalex-snapshot
GRADE guidelines: 3. Rating the quality of evidence
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(01)49329-9openalex-snapshot
SOME EXPERIMENTS ON MASKS.
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(20)31142-9openalex-snapshot
Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2013.43openalex-snapshot
Testing the Efficacy of Homemade Masks: Would They Protect in an Influenza Pandemic?
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022172400019288openalex-snapshot
The size and the duration of air-carriage of respiratory droplets and droplet-nuclei
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.0c03252openalex-snapshot
Aerosol Filtration Efficiency of Common Fabrics Used in Respiratory Cloth Masks
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1038/jes.2016.42openalex-snapshot
Evaluating the efficacy of cloth facemasks in reducing particulate matter exposure
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-0869-5openalex-snapshot
Temporal dynamics in viral shedding and transmissibility of COVID-19
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2014564118openalex-snapshot
An evidence review of face masks against COVID-19
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1093/annhyg/meq044openalex-snapshot
Simple Respiratory Protection—Evaluation of the Filtration Performance of Cloth Masks and Common Fabric Materials Against 20–1000 nm Size Particles
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1093/annhyg/mew008openalex-snapshot
Compliance with the Use of Medical and Cloth Masks Among Healthcare Workers in Vietnam
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyaa044openalex-snapshot
COVID-19 epidemic: disentangling the re-emerging controversy about medical facemasks from an epidemiological perspective
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyaa189openalex-snapshot
Erratum to: COVID-19 epidemic: disentangling the re-emerging controversy about medical facemasks from an epidemiological perspective
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/24.3.218openalex-snapshot
Droplet Infection and its Prevention by the Face Mask
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.00137-15openalex-snapshot
Transmission of Ebola Viruses: What We Know and What We Do Not Know
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i4919openalex-snapshot
ROBINS-I: a tool for assessing risk of bias in non-randomised studies of interventions
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m1435openalex-snapshot
Face masks for the public during the covid-19 crisis
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2020-002553openalex-snapshot
Facial protection for healthcare workers during pandemics: a scoping review
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006577openalex-snapshot
A cluster randomised trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2017-104765openalex-snapshot
Effectiveness of face masks used to protect Beijing residents against particulate air pollution
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345680470061001openalex-snapshot
Effectiveness of Disposable Face Masks in Preventing Cross Contamination during Dental Procedures
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-6-216openalex-snapshot
Availability, consistency and evidence-base of policies and guidelines on the use of mask and respirator to protect hospital health care workers: a global analysis
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-4053-4-1openalex-snapshot
Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015 statement
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15788.1openalex-snapshot
The contribution of pre-symptomatic infection to the transmission dynamics of COVID-2019
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002618openalex-snapshot
Professional and Home-Made Face Masks Reduce Exposure to Respiratory Infections among the General Population
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.15269/jksoeh.2017.27.2.115openalex-snapshot
Changes of Particle Filtration Efficiency of Cloth Masks by Machine Washing and Cloth Expansion, 세탁 및 옷감 신장에 따른 천마스크 제품의 여과효율 변화
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.21037/atm.2019.11.91openalex-snapshot
Understanding the factors involved in determining the bioburdens of surgical masks
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.10.1.34openalex-snapshot
AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE EFFICACY OF GAUZE FACE MASKS
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3567438openalex-snapshot
The Case for Universal Cloth Mask Adoption and Policies to Increase Supply of Medical Masks for Health Workers
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.es.2020.25.49.2000725openalex-snapshot
Community use of face masks and similar barriers to prevent respiratory illness such as COVID-19: a rapid scoping review
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.4103/0972-0707.136338openalex-snapshot
CRIS Guidelines (Checklist for Reporting In-vitro Studies): A concept note on the need for standardized guidelines for improving quality and transparency in reporting in-vitro studies in experimental dental research
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.2013.06.0201openalex-snapshot
Comparison of Filtration Efficiency and Pressure Drop in Anti-Yellow Sand Masks, Quarantine Masks, Medical Masks, General Masks, and Handkerchiefs
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.46658/jbimes-20-04openalex-snapshot
Chapter 3: Systematic reviews of effectiveness
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-187180openalex-snapshot
Face masks for the public during the covid-19 crisis
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.7326/m20-1342openalex-snapshot
Effectiveness of Surgical and Cotton Masks in Blocking SARS–CoV-2: A Controlled Comparison in 4 Patients
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.7326/m20-3012openalex-snapshot
Prevalence of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7142openalex-snapshot
Optical microscopic study of surface morphology and filtering efficiency of face masks

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inferred← citeshttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2023.109587openalex-snapshot
Unmasking effects of masks: Microplastics released from disposable surgical face masks induce toxic effects in microalgae Scenedesmus obliquus and Chlorella sp.
inferred← citeshttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124955openalex-snapshot
COVID-19: Performance study of microplastic inhalation risk posed by wearing masks
inferred← citeshttps://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2021.1982020openalex-snapshot
Evaluation of biocidal properties of biodegradable nanofiber filters and their use in face masks
inferred← citeshttps://doi.org/10.22437/jop.v7i1.14502openalex-snapshot
PENGARUH JARAK, KEMIRINGAN, DAN INTENSITAS CAHAYA PADA ANALISIS UKURAN PORI MASKER KAIN MENGGUNAKAN SMARTPHONE
inferred← citeshttps://doi.org/10.31153/js.v25i1.974openalex-snapshot
PENGARUH STANDAR TERHADAP PEMILIHAN MASKER SEBAGAI ALAT PELINDUNG DIRI DALAM MENGHADAPI PANDEMI COVID-19
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