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The effect of surgical face masks on oxygenation and respiratory rate in hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2021

Halah Ibrahim*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Husameldeen M. Korgly
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Sarah A. Misfar
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Safia M. Al-Jallaf
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Fatima A. Alzaabi
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Ashraf M. Kamour
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
*
Author for correspondence: Halah Ibrahim, E-mail: halahibrahimmd@gmail.com

Abstract

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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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