To Wear or Not to Wear a Mask in the COVID-19 Era? The Broken Bridge Between Recommendations and Implementation in Lebanon

Overview

Journal J Glob Health

Specialties Health Services
Public Health

Date 2020 Oct 28

PMID 33110515

Citations 5

Authors

Tamar Kabakian-Khasholian

Jihad Makhoul

Marco Bardus

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