Retracted: Facemasks in the COVID-19 era: A health hypothesis.

Vainshelboim B

DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2020.110411
Published: 2021 Jan
Container: Medical hypotheses
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.mehy.2020.110411,
  title = {Retracted: Facemasks in the COVID-19 era: A health hypothesis.},
  author = {Vainshelboim B},
  year = {2021},
  journal = {Medical hypotheses},
  doi = {10.1016/j.mehy.2020.110411},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2020.110411}
}

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TI  - Retracted: Facemasks in the COVID-19 era: A health hypothesis.
AU  - Vainshelboim B
PY  - 2021
JO  - Medical hypotheses
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B, V. (2021). Retracted: Facemasks in the COVID-19 era: A health hypothesis.. Medical hypotheses. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2020.110411

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