SynthesisFrontiers in medicine2020
Face Mask Use in the Community for Reducing the Spread of COVID-19: A Systematic Review.
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Who cites it
35 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- 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.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of wearing masks during the COVID-19 outbreak in cohort and case-control studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2024Pooled it
- Physio-metabolic and clinical consequences of wearing face masks-Systematic review with meta-analysis and comprehensive evaluation.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of Mask Reuse on the Oropharyngeal, Skin, and Mask Microbiome.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2023Trial
- Quantifying Heterogeneous Impacts of Geolocated mHealth Tracing on Spatiotemporal Transmission of Emerging Infections.GeoHealth · 2026Article
- A preliminary validation of the public's emergency preparedness questionnaire for major emerging infectious diseases.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Political and educational dynamics behind the Evangelicals' stance against mask mandates during COVID-19 in the U.S.Social science research · 2025Article
- Impact of face masks on empathy and communication in head and neck cancer patients: a case-control study.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Bioaerosols and Airborne Transmission in the Dental Clinic.International dental journal · 2024Review
- aPDI meets PPE: photochemical decontamination in healthcare using methylene blue-where are we now, where will we go?Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2024Article
- Cost-effectiveness of mask mandates on subways to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the United States.PloS one · 2024Article
- Task-related oxygenation in the prefrontal cortex as a function of mask-wearing frequency: An empirical test using functional near-infrared spectroscopy.Neuroimage. Reports · 2023Article
- Influence of face masks on recalibration of phonetic categories.Attention, perception & psychophysics · 2023Article
- Characteristics associated with attitudes and behaviors towards mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic: The Trojan Pandemic Response Initiative.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Effects of public-health measures for zeroing out different SARS-CoV-2 variants.Nature communications · 2023Article
- Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance among Pilgrims with Infectious Diseases during Hajj: Lessons Learnt from COVID-19 Pandemic.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Cessation of Face Mask Use after COVID-19 Vaccination in Patients with Diabetes: Prevalence and Determinants.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Computational decision-support tools for urban design to improve resilience against COVID-19 and other infectious diseases: A systematic review.Progress in planning · 2023Article
- Filter Masks during the Second Phase of SARS-CoV-2: Study on Population.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Automated Exposure Notification for COVID-19.Journal of young investigators · 2022Article
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