EDITORIAL
Editorial: Facemasks revisited: What should health professionals be telling the public now about the use of masks?
Mieko Omura RN, PhD,
Teresa Stone RN, RMN, BA, MHM, PhD, FACMHN,
Mieko Omura RN, PhD
School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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Teresa Stone RN, RMN, BA, MHM, PhD, FACMHN
Yamaguchi University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Prefecture, Japan
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Teresa Stone, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Yamaguchi University, 1-1-1, Minami Kogushi, Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, 755-8505 Japan.
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Mieko Omura RN, PhD,
Teresa Stone RN, RMN, BA, MHM, PhD, FACMHN,
Mieko Omura RN, PhD
School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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Teresa Stone RN, RMN, BA, MHM, PhD, FACMHN
Yamaguchi University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Prefecture, Japan
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Teresa Stone, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Yamaguchi University, 1-1-1, Minami Kogushi, Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, 755-8505 Japan.
Email: [email protected]
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First published: 31 July 2022
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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