History of Surgical Face Masks

The myths, the masks, and the men and women behind them

John L. Spooner,

John L. Spooner

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John L. Spooner,

John L. Spooner

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First published: January 1967

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0001-2092(08)71359-0

Citations: 33

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