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Face Coverings

Face Coverings is a protective health intervention categorized as a physical barrier device, differentiated by its design to cover the nose and mouth of an individual in order to reduce the transmission of respiratory pathogens through droplets and aerosols in academic and public health contexts.

182

Publications

9.5K

Citations

883

Authors

385

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

163

Variants

Facial Coverings

Parents

Publications

182

Efficacy of masks and face coverings in controlling outward aerosol particle emission from expiratory activities

Sima Asadi, Christopher D. Cappa, Santiago Barreda et al. · Scientific Reports · 2020 · 517 citations · Full text

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Visualizing the effectiveness of face masks in obstructing respiratory jets

Siddhartha Verma, Manhar Dhanak, John Frankenfield · Physics of Fluids · 2020 · 316 citations · Full text

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Household Materials Selection for Homemade Cloth Face Coverings and Their Filtration Efficiency Enhancement with Triboelectric Charging

Mervin Zhao, Lei Liao, Xiao Wang et al. · Nano Letters · 2020 · 281 citations · Full text

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, and other seasonal respiratory virus circulation in Canada: A population-based study

Helen Groves, Pierre‐Philippe Piché‐Renaud, Adriana Peci et al. · The Lancet Regional Health - Americas · 2021 · 254 citations · Full text

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Restoration of the face covering by means of selected skin in regional ˦sthetic units

M González-Ulloa · British Journal of Plastic Surgery · 1956 · 238 citations · Full text

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Authors

883

  1. VC
    Valerio Capraro

    Middlesex University, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 453 citations

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  2. HB
    Hélène Barcelo

    Arizona State University, United States

    5 publications · 453 citations

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  3. AS
    Anthony S. Wexler

    University of California, Davis, United States

    3 publications · 605 citations

    3

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  4. CP
    C. Patrick Royall

    University of Bristol, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 57 citations

    3

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  5. WD
    William D. Ristenpart

    University of California, Davis, United States

    3 publications · 605 citations

    3

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Institutions

385

  1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    9 h-index

    38 publications

    1.8K citations

  2. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    663 citations

  3. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

    Washington D.C., United States

    5 h-index

    18 publications

    1.7K citations

  4. Manchester Academic Health Science Centre

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    15 publications

    744 citations

  5. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    16 publications

    758 citations

  6. Middlesex University

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    438 citations

  7. Mathematical Sciences Research Institute

    Berkeley, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    438 citations

  8. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    18 publications

    344 citations

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Venues

  1. medRxiv

    Repository · 10 publications · 247 citations

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  2. PLoS ONE

    8 publications · 407 citations

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  4. Physics of Fluids

    7 publications · 675 citations

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