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Facemask against viral respiratory infections among Hajj pilgrims: A challenging cluster-randomized trial
BACKGROUND: In this large-scale cluster-randomized controlled trial (cRCT) we sought to assess the effectiveness of facemasks against viral respiratory infections. METHODS AND RESULTS: Over three consecutive Hajj seasons (2013, 2014, 2015) pilgrims’ tents in Makkah were allocated to ‘facemask’ or ‘n...
Autores principales: | Alfelali, Mohammad, Haworth, Elizabeth A., Barasheed, Osamah, Badahdah, Al-Mamoon, Bokhary, Hamid, Tashani, Mohamed, Azeem, Mohammad I., Kok, Jen, Taylor, Janette, Barnes, Elizabeth H., El Bashir, Haitham, Khandaker, Gulam, Holmes, Edward C., Dwyer, Dominic E., Heron, Leon G., Wilson, Godwin J., Booy, Robert, Rashid, Harunor |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7553311/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33048964 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240287 |
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