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Effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks in protecting health care workers from acute respiratory infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Jeffrey D. Smith, Colin C. MacDougall, Jennie Johnstone, Ray A. Copes, Brian Schwartz and Gary E. Garber
CMAJ May 17, 2016 188 (8) 567-574; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150835
Jeffrey D. Smith
Public Health Ontario (Smith, MacDougall, Johnstone, Copes, Schwartz, Garber); Department of Medicine (Johnstone), University of Toronto; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Copes, Schwartz), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Garber), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
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Colin C. MacDougall
Public Health Ontario (Smith, MacDougall, Johnstone, Copes, Schwartz, Garber); Department of Medicine (Johnstone), University of Toronto; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Copes, Schwartz), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Garber), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
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Jennie Johnstone
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Ray A. Copes
Public Health Ontario (Smith, MacDougall, Johnstone, Copes, Schwartz, Garber); Department of Medicine (Johnstone), University of Toronto; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Copes, Schwartz), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Garber), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
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Brian Schwartz
Public Health Ontario (Smith, MacDougall, Johnstone, Copes, Schwartz, Garber); Department of Medicine (Johnstone), University of Toronto; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Copes, Schwartz), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Garber), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
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Gary E. Garber
Public Health Ontario (Smith, MacDougall, Johnstone, Copes, Schwartz, Garber); Department of Medicine (Johnstone), University of Toronto; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Copes, Schwartz), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Garber), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
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vol. 188 no. 8 567-574
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150835
PubMed 
26952529
History 
  • Accepted December 2, 2015
  • Published online May 16, 2016.

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  1. Jeffrey D. Smith, MSc,
  2. Colin C. MacDougall, MSc,
  3. Jennie Johnstone, MD PhD,
  4. Ray A. Copes, MD,
  5. Brian Schwartz, MD,
  6. Gary E. Garber, MD⇑
  1. Public Health Ontario (Smith, MacDougall, Johnstone, Copes, Schwartz, Garber); Department of Medicine (Johnstone), University of Toronto; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Copes, Schwartz), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Garber), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
  1. Correspondence to: Gary Garber, gary.garber{at}oahpp.ca
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