The introduction of a mandatory mask policy was associated with significantly reduced COVID-19 cases in a major metropolitan city
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- 10.1371/journal.pone.0253510
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- 2021-07-21
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0253510,
title = {The introduction of a mandatory mask policy was associated with significantly reduced COVID-19 cases in a major metropolitan city},
author = {Nick Scott and Allan Saul and Tim Spelman and Mark Stoove and Alisa Pedrana and Alexander Saeri and Emily Grundy and Liam Smith and Michael Toole and Chandini Raina McIntyre and Brendan S. Crabb and Margaret Hellard},
year = {2021},
journal = {PLOS ONE},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0253510},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253510}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - The introduction of a mandatory mask policy was associated with significantly reduced COVID-19 cases in a major metropolitan city AU - Nick Scott AU - Allan Saul AU - Tim Spelman AU - Mark Stoove AU - Alisa Pedrana AU - Alexander Saeri AU - Emily Grundy AU - Liam Smith AU - Michael Toole AU - Chandini Raina McIntyre AU - Brendan S. Crabb AU - Margaret Hellard PY - 2021 JO - PLOS ONE DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0253510 UR - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253510 ER -
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Scott, N., Saul, A., Spelman, T., Stoove, M., Pedrana, A., Saeri, A., Grundy, E., Smith, L., Toole, M., McIntyre, C. R., Crabb, B. S., & Hellard, M. (2021). The introduction of a mandatory mask policy was associated with significantly reduced COVID-19 cases in a major metropolitan city. PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253510
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