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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Filter Masks during the Second Phase of SARS-CoV-2: Study on Population.

Enzo Cumbo, Giuseppe Gallina, Pietro Messina, Giuseppe Alessandro Scardina

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. 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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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Enzo CumboDepartment of Surgical Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, University of Palermo, Via Del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3420-8128
Giuseppe GallinaDepartment of Surgical Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, University of Palermo, Via Del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
Pietro MessinaDepartment of Surgical Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, University of Palermo, Via Del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
Giuseppe Alessandro ScardinaDepartment of Surgical Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, University of Palermo, Via Del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7305-530X
University of Palermo · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the most common countermeasure are the use of masks, which are supposed to filter inhaled and exhaled air to reduce the spread of the virus. The masks, which are medical devices, must be used by providing appropriate instructions for correct use. This study, which examined the population during the advanced stage of the pandemic, highlighted a substantial improvement in the management and choice of masks, even though the information disseminated to the population probably should be even more detailed and precise in order to avoid incorrect behavior that could compromise the effectiveness of these devices; in fact a high percentage of subjects had behaviors that can facilitate the spread of the virus, such as the continuous attempts to correct the incorrect positioning of the mask on the face or the need to move it because it is annoying.

Indexed as

COVID-19SARS-CoV-2HumansPandemicsCOVID-19incorrect behaviorinformationmasks

Identifiers

PMID36767727
PMCPMC9915404
OpenAlexW4318475098

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