In-depth measurement of the efficiency of medical face masks used by healthcare workers to mitigate respiratory infection
Authors:
- Vahid GharibiVGVahid Gharibi
- Enayat BeriziEBEnayat Berizi
- Rosanna CousinsRosanna Cousins
- Francesco TessaroloFrancesco Tessarolo
- Morteza SheykhshoaeiMSMorteza Sheykhshoaei
- Mehdi JahangiriMJMehdi Jahangiri
- Saeed JafariSJSaeed Jafari
- Masoud RismanchianMRMasoud Rismanchian
Open Access
- 1 September 2026
- journal article
- Published by KEAI Publishing in Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity
- Vol. 8 (3) , 182-189
Abstract
No abstract availableFunding Information
- Vice-Chancellor for Research, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
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