Widespread use of face masks and respiratory viral infections: the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic lesson

L. Matera (Rome, Italy), R. Nenna (Rome, Italy), A. Frassanito (Rome, Italy), L. Petrarca (Rome, Italy), E. Mancino (Rome, Italy), G. Di Mattia (Rome, Italy), D. La Regina (Rome, Italy), V. Rizzo (Rome, Italy), C. Tonnarini (Rome, Italy), F. Midulla (Rome, Italy)

Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Acute and chronic lung infections in children
Session: Acute and chronic lung infections in children
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 2848

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