Facemasks, hand hygiene, and influenza among young adults: a randomized intervention trial.
Limited vaccine availability and the potential for resistance to antiviral medications have led to calls for establishing the efficacy of non-pharmaceutical measures for mitigating pandemic influenza. Our objective was to examine if the use of face masks and hand hygiene reduced rates of influenza-l...
Main Authors: | Allison E Aiello, Vanessa Perez, Rebecca M Coulborn, Brian M Davis, Monica Uddin, Arnold S Monto |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3266257?pdf=render |
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